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Wausau reallocates unspent road salt funds to hot-mix for additional mill-and-overlay work
Summary
The Finance Committee approved a budget modification to shift unspent road salt funds to hot-mix purchases to complete additional mill-and-overlay street maintenance, repeating a successful reallocation used last year.
The Wausau Finance Committee on June 10 approved a budget modification to reallocate unspent road salt funds for hot-mix purchases to complete additional mill-and-overlay street maintenance for the Department of Public Works.
Committee staff said the city used a similar approach last year — reallocating funds not spent on road salt to hot-mix — and that it allowed more roads to be resurfaced. Staff did not specify how many miles were completed last year and did not provide a dollar total in the discussion; the motion authorizes the transfer of available funds to purchase additional hot mix this year.
Alder Henke moved the transfer; Alder Gisselman seconded. The committee approved the transfer by voice vote.
Why it matters: reallocating unspent winter maintenance funds to pavement repair is intended to accelerate street maintenance and extend pavement life without increasing the overall budget. Specific mileage or cost estimates were not provided during the committee discussion.
