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Public works trims consultant costs, drops slurry seal, budgets new equipment and GPS for roads
3192907 · May 5, 2025
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Summary
Public works managers presented a smaller overall roads budget driven by hiring a PE, elimination of slurry seal work in favor of blacktop, and purchases of heavy equipment and vehicle GPS units.
Public works and engineering staff told the County Council on April 30 that the department's overall budget is down in FY26 primarily because a licensed professional engineer (PE) has been hired, reducing the need for outside consultant contracts.
Staff said the consulting line fell from $250,000 to $150,000 because the county now adds…
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