Martha Santiago
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- Meetings spoken in
- 16
- Total speaking time
- 2:19:04
- Avg per meeting
- 8:42
- Segments
- 3908
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Top issues during term (20)(Roads)
Kathleen Road widening
$2.15 million design cost; $2 million from FDOT.
Hancock Road speed humps
About $55,000 total one-time cost across the three roads.
State Road 60 Coast to Coast Scenic Highway designation
Deeson Road traffic and pedestrian safety
The developer would fund sidewalk and turn-lane improvements as conditions of approval.
Road and drainage funding shifts
$716,732 and $558 in ARP funds shifted between projects.
Crews Lake Drive road safety dispute
Unknown; improvements would be a future county or FDOT expense.
Combee Academy Safe Routes to School sidewalks
Local share is about 10% of the $800,231 contract.
Thompson Nursery Road widening right-of-way
$33.5 million construction plus $3.45 million design; $250,000 contingency included.
Illegal passing on Alturas Loop Road
Central Polk Parkway East Land Impacts
SR 60 and Old Lake Wales Road safety
Unknown; improvements would be a future county or FDOT expense.
County Road 557 widening
$90,062,272.91 one-time expense, mostly impact-fee funded.
Moving I-4 Forward and US 27 Interchange Improvements
Part of a $3.51 billion program funded through the state's $7 billion Moving Florida Forward initiative.
I-4 truck parking and detection cameras
Specific dollar amounts weren't listed in the meeting materials, but state/federal transportation funds are being programmed for the project.
Citrus Connection route changes and free-ride programs
Free ride programs are supported in part by a Citrus Connection grant with Uber Transit.
Highway 60 closure
Carter Road/Eaglebrook traffic signal
$393,548.40 design cost; construction funding separate.
CR 540/Cypress Gardens and Lake Ned Road roundabout
$1,931,532.85 from the Transportation Trust Fund.
County road intersection improvements
$767,163.31 combined from the Transportation Trust Fund.
Avon Park Cutoff Road bridge replacement
$345,036 for design now; construction costs to come back to the board later.
Decisions during term (5)
Recorded while Santiago was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approve Agreements for Transfer of Public Roads between the City of Haines City and Polk County for all of Pryor Road and East Park Road and authorize County Deeds for the rights-of-way associated therewith. (No fiscal impact)
Approve recommended changes to the functional classification of select Polk County roads: Charo Parkway, Johnson Road, Mirabella Drive and North Ridge Trail. (No Fiscal Impact)
Approve recommended changes to the functional classification of select Polk County roads: Golden Gate Blvd (No fiscal impact)
Consent items R.14 through R.19 — Transport, easements, and roads
Approve Modification No. 4 to Consultant Services Authorization (CSA) No. 22-081-04 with AECOM Technical Services, Inc. (Consultant) to provide temporary staff to the Roads & Drainage Division, Project Management Section. ($99,960 one-time…
Voting record (1)(Roads)
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