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Carefree plans mill-and-overlay for oldest streets; council questions scope and cost
Summary
Staff proposed mill-and-overlay pavement preservation in Rolling Hills and Carefree Shadows, citing 50–60‑year-old asphalt and showing estimated ceiling costs up to $2.5 million; councilmembers questioned why neighboring jurisdictions can report lower per‑road costs and urged apples‑to‑apples comparisons.
Town staff proposed a pavement-preservation program focused on the town’s oldest asphalt streets, highlighting plans for a two‑inch mill and overlay in Rolling Hills and Carefree Shadows.
Staff explained the need, scope and cost basis Mister Neece reviewed photographs taken after winter rains that show reflective cracking, raveling and potholing in sections of the 1960s-era streets. He described repeated topical treatments used in prior years (slurry/fiber/cape seals) that have extended life but no longer conceal the structural cracking beneath. “These…
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