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Huntersville public works flags Powell Bill shortfall, urges supplement to speed street paving
Summary
Public works told the planning retreat Powell Bill funding can’t keep pace with the town’s growing street network and recommended supplementing state dollars so the town can resurface about 10 miles a year instead of the historical 5–7.
Huntersville public works leaders told the town’s 2025 planning retreat that state Powell Bill allocations are not keeping pace with the town’s growing mileage of streets, and recommended using additional local dollars to raise annual paving from the historical 5–7 miles to roughly 10 miles.
The recommendation follows a town analysis showing the most recent Powell Bill allocation to Huntersville at about $2,154,000 and the cost to mill, patch and resurface 1 mile of roadway at roughly $270,000 — about $50,000 to mill, $45,000 to patch the…
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