MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, Ala. — Travel along Cougill Avenue in Magnolia Springs could be a lot smoother before long.

During its regular meeting Friday, the Town Council discussed the possibility of paving the gravel road. It’s a discussion that began when Cougill Avenue resident Virginia Stone asked the Council to look into doing something about potholes in the street.

“The last I counted was 24,” she said at the meeting.

Stone added that she also saw cars swerving around the holes on occasion, creating dangerous driving conditions.

“I’ve been eyeing Cougill for over a year now,” Councilman Bob Holk said. “I would like to ask permission from the Council to look at getting a proposal for paving.”

He explained that paving the street would be a better solution than filling the holes on the gravel roadway.

“In the last three years, we’ve spent $3,000 just maintaining it,” Holk said.

Upon discussing the issue, the Council touched upon a study by Volkert, which currently has the road at 12 feet wide. However, Holk suggested paving it to a width of 15 feet.

“I think you should look at 16 feet,” Councilman Ben Dykema said.

However, Holk said speed would be an issue.

“The only thing is, if we pave at 16 feet, we should look at adding a couple of speed bumps,” he said, adding that they should not exceed a height of 2 inches.

Upon further discussion of drainage and the potholes, the Council also talked about the idea of expanding Cougill to 18 feet.

“If you are going to do it at 18 feet, are you going to have speed bumps?” Stone asked. “We have a lot of speeders through there.”

The discussion concluded with the Council asking Holk to research the project further.

“I’ll get it priced a couple of different ways,” he said.