By Tim SchmidtRecord Managing EditorThe Warren County Commission is moving forward with plans to pave four gravel roads this summer and resurface a fifth road.Roads that will be converted from gravel to asphalt include South Stracks Church from Highway M to the South Service Road, Pleasant Hill Road, North Stracks Church Road and Lix Road. In addition, Schuetzenground Road will receive an asphalt overlay as part of the work.On Tuesday, the commission voted 3-0 to award a contract for the paving projects to Mid River Asphalt, Inc., Troy. The company submitted the low bid of $799,220.08.The only other bid was submitted by N.B. West Contracting, Sullivan, for $994,422.66.The disparity between the bids, commissioners said, appeared to be in the asphalt pricing. The decision to proceed was made after Gary Ruether, county road supervisor, reviewed the bids.Work is expected to start July 1 and be finished by Aug. 30 to help minimize disruption for school traffic, according to commissioners.The roads that are being converted from gravel to asphalt will be funded through a half-cent sales tax approved by voters in February 2008. Seventy-percent of sales tax receipts go toward road maintenance, while the remaining 30 percent is allocated for capital improvements.The winning bid came well within budget and will allow county crews to begin prepping roads for next year’s upgrades.“We think it was a great bid,” Presiding Commissioner Arden Engelage said. “We are pleased with it. It will allow us to prep more roads for next year.”The county projected to receive $917,000 this year as part of the sales tax revenue to pave new roads. The cost to pave South Stracks Church, North Stracks Church, Pleasant Hill and Lix roads is $502,443.38.The project to overlay Schuetzenground Road, which will cost $296,776.70, will be paid for from the county’s road and bridge fund, commissioners said. The county had budgeted $420,000 for that work.County to pave four gravel roads this summer