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Miami County Road and Bridge director urges higher asphalt, equipment funding to avoid emergency repairs
Summary
Road and Bridge Director Eric Samberg told commissioners the department seeks larger asphalt and equipment budgets to sustain a mill-and-overlay program and avoid costly emergency repairs, while proposing changes to chip-seal cycles and equipment replacement timing.
At a Miami County budget hearing Road and Bridge Director Eric Samberg presented detailed budget requests tied to a 22-year life cycle for road wearing surfaces and warned that delaying maintenance could lead to emergency reconstruction.
“The feeling we got was about 15.2 miles… at $4,568,000 give or take,” Samberg said, describing the county’s mill-and-overlay plan. “This entire budget isn't based on wants. I'm not adding anything. I'm not adding new desks, security to the building. I'm not adding any fancy anything.”
Samberg told the commission he set the asphalt project line after conversations about the county’s long‑term pavement plan and that the department expects to rely on a mix of transfers and project-line funding. He said roughly $650,000 is allocated internally…
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