The Participating Paving Program was designed to assist residents of the unincorporated areas of Bay County in paving county maintained dirt roads. The county and property owners participate on a 60/40 ratio with the county paying 60% and the property owners paying 40%. This is a voluntary proceeding which is initiated by a petition signed by property owners who together own a majority of the front footage of the property abutting the project. There have been over 42 miles of residential streets and roads stabilized or paved since the year 2000 under this program.