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Panel advances charter language to prioritize county roads; legal questions raised about trails and federal law
Summary
The commission moved a proposed charter change to step 2 that would restrict the County Road Fund to road maintenance and capital improvements and require nonroad programs (trails, nonmotorized facilities) to be funded from other sources; commissioners requested legal and public-works review citing federal and state funding rules.
The Charter Review Commission advanced to step 2 a proposed amendment that would require the Department of Public Works to use the County Road Fund “solely to the County Road System for maintenance and capital improvements” and direct non-road programs — including county trails and nonmotorized vehicle services — to be funded from the county general fund or other designated funds.
The draft reads: “The Department of Public Works shall utilize the County Road Fund and dedicate such resources solely to the County Road System for maintenance and capital…
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