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Committee weighs whether Ashland County should resume administration of LRIP pilot or let consultant lead
Summary
The committee discussed whether Ashland County should sign a June contract to resume administration of the Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) pilot or leave it with the consultant; members plan outreach to town chairs before making a final recommendation.
Ashland County Highway Committee members discussed whether the county should sign a June contract to resume local administration of the Local Road Improvement Program (LRIP) pilot or allow the consultant facilitator to continue administering it.
A county staff member said the pilot’s current contract expires in June and that the town association has signaled that members of the statewide committee that select funding favor pilot counties when the facilitator administers the program. The staff member said, “I was leaning strong that I’d like to take it back after a few of these meetings. I’m kinda leaning that maybe I should just let it go back to the consultant facilitator to do it.”
Committee members directed staff to invite town chairs or a representative from each town to a meeting to gather preferences and seek a consensus. The staff member said their last direction from the committee was to consult the towns about whether the county should take back administration. One attendee noted the pilot expires June 1 (later corrected in discussion to July 1), and the committee discussed scheduling a June meeting to decide whether to sign the contract.
No final decision was recorded at the meeting; staff said they would hold meetings with town representatives and return to the committee for a final recommendation before the contract deadline.
