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Commissioners caution against diverting road funds as bridge and maintenance needs rise
Summary
Commissioners warned June 16 that drawing interest or principal from the county road fund for non-road operating expenses would risk bridge and road maintenance amid rising costs; they recommended prioritizing road infrastructure and exploring investment diversification to boost returns before reallocating interest.
Several Curry County commissioners and committee members told the budget committee on June 16 they are reluctant to reallocate interest or principal from the county's road fund for non-road operating expenses, citing growing maintenance and bridge-repair needs and sharp inflation in road-maintenance costs.
Commissioner Lynn Coker said repairing or replacing a single bridge can deplete the road fund and urged caution before reallocating interest to other departments. Committee members noted that road-maintenance costs…
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