Article: Osceola County, Fla., commission considers loans for road work.

Byline: Daphne Sashin

Jun. 22--KISSIMMEE -- So many roads in Osceola County need widening that the County Commission wants to abandon its traditional pay-as-you-go system and start borrowing money to get the work done sooner.

Commissioners have given County Manager Ed Hunzeker a to-do list of roads they want widened, with the authorization to hire more project managers and issue bonds if necessary to speed up the work.

"We were stuck in this mode -- pay as you go. We're not going to have that anymore. The schools gave that up years ago," Commissioner Ken Smith said at a recent meeting to discuss budget issues for next year. Neither should the ...

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