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Berkeley County council adopts ‘worst‑first’ rule for 1¢ sales‑tax resurfacing packages
Summary
Council voted to use a 'worst‑first' pavement selection method for the county’s 1¢ local resurfacing packages for the 2025–26 cycle after staff compared that approach with equal funding by district.
Berkeley County Council's operations committee voted to adopt a "worst‑first" approach to selecting roads for the county's 1¢ sales‑tax local resurfacing packages for the 2025 and 2026 cycles.
The decision came after a presentation by a county staff member detailing two methods for distributing resurfacing funds: equal funding across council districts and a condition‑based “worst‑first” prioritization. Staff said the equal‑distribution scenario would resurface 164 roads in the 2025–26 package (including 37 roads currently rated "fair") while the worst‑first approach would resurface 172 roads and would…
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