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Council reallocates municipal state aid mileage, adds Tiger Drive and Boyer Drive to state aid network
Summary
The council revoked a short unused route and established Tiger Drive and Boyer Drive as municipal state aid streets, leaving 0.01 miles remaining in the city's allocated mileage and increasing the city's funding eligibility under the program.
The Marshall City Council approved two resolutions to modify the city's municipal state aid street network, revoking a short unused industrial/airport connector and adding Tiger Drive and Boyer Drive to the state aid system.
Jason Anderson, City Engineer and Director of Public Works, told the council the change removes a 0.09‑mile segment that previously remained on the system to maintain continuity to a bridge at Airpark East and allocates that mileage to Tiger Drive and Boyer Drive. “By making these changes, we have only 0.01 miles remaining in our budgeted miles,” Anderson said, noting a fuller allocation brings more annual program funding into the city.
Anderson said state aid funding is split 50% by population and 50% by a needs metric tied to traffic; routes with greater traffic receive more program dollars. The council heard the proposal had been reviewed by the Public Affairs and Transportation (PAT) committee on March 25, which unanimously recommended moving it forward.
Council member John moved to approve the resolution to revoke the listed state aid route; the motion was seconded by Council member Jim and passed. The council then approved the companion resolution establishing the municipal state aid streets after a second motion, moved by Council member C and seconded by Amanda.
The changes shift the city's state aid mileage allocation, which staff said should boost yearly program funding based on the traffic‑weighted needs formula. City staff included maps and packet materials to show the prior and proposed networks and provided cost estimates in the meeting packet.
