County: chip-seal program stalled by broken spreader; used machine acquired
Aug 11, 2026
A staff member told commissioners the county's annual chip-seal program was delayed after the county's chip spreader (a 2000 model) broke and the needed part is on back order until February; the county located a used machine in Texas and discussed a transfer from contingency funds to cover its cost.
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A staff member reported to the Madison County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 11 that the county's annual chip-seal program stalled when the chip spreader — a 2000 model that the presenter said is about 26 years old — suffered a mechanical failure.
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