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County highway department outlines budget, township relationships and proposed new facility
Summary
Highway staff briefed the finance committee on funds including motor-fuel tax, township arrangements, bridge funds and a proposed new highway facility with an option to buy nine acres and a $7.2 million project estimate.
County Highway Engineer David (Dave) (presented to the finance committee on Aug. 12) reviewed the highway department's 2026 draft budget, explaining how multiple funding streams, statutory constraints and township arrangements shape project choices and cash flows. Dave told the committee the department manages about 220 miles of county roads and coordinates work for 22 townships that together cover roughly 950 miles; townships are separate statutory entities and their motor-fuel-tax money is held in county-administered agency funds, not the county general fund. “It is money that are in bank accounts under our tax ID number. We are the custodians of it, but it is not our money,” he said. The engineer explained several funds: county highway, county…
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