The rising cost of paving means Pictou County council has to dig a little deeper into their piggy 
bank.
Council has a cost-sharing agreement with the province on paving J-class roads, and if the cost of a project goes more than ten percent over-budget, council has to approve the new dollar figure.
Three paving projects came up for review – Second Avenue, now $28,500; Hattie Lane at $113,000; and New Row at $284,000. In total, the three projects are about $65,000 over the original costs.
Council voted to approve the new amounts.