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Commission allocates gravel crush yards, approves Phillipsburg youth club cleanup help
Summary
Commissioners approved a plan to crush and allocate gravel across county pits (10,000/25,000/25,000 yards by region) and authorized county gravel for a Phillipsburg Youth Athletic Club cleanup and fence project.
Roads staff presented seasonal road maintenance plans and a gravel-crushing allocation to cover county projects this year. Commissioners approved a plan that staff described as allocating 10,000 yards to a southern pit and 25,000 yards each to two central/northern areas (motion recorded as 10, 25, 25 in thousands of yards).
Paul, the county road superintendent, briefed commissioners on weather-dependent schedule constraints and the need to prioritize locations. Commissioners discussed flexibility to reassign yardage during the season based on demand.
Commissioners also approved a separate request from the Phillipsburg Youth Athletic Club asking county crews to provide some gravel for a cleanup and to improve the can-drop area adjacent to the county building. The commission approved providing gravel (not full road maintenance), asked staff to coordinate quantities with the club and to ensure material placement does not interfere with county operations.
Why this matters: The gravel allocation sets a framework for county road resurfacing and patching for the season and gives a local youth organization limited county assistance to improve a public can-drop area used for recycling and summer youth programs.
