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Mason County public works lays out three road‑fund scenarios as commissioners weigh levy diversion
Summary
Public works presented three funding scenarios showing how continued diversions of county road levy dollars would reduce capital project capacity and force either project cuts or vacancy holds.
Public works on Tuesday presented commissioners with a line‑by‑line view of the county road fund, a multi‑year capital program and three scenarios showing how continued levy diversions would erode maintenance and capital capacity.
What staff presented: The department summarized the asset base it maintains — roughly 620 miles of county roadway, about 100 reportable bridges and more than 3,400 culverts — and walked the board through a six‑year Annual Construction Program (ACP). Staff noted a handful of pressing needs: a backlog of fish‑passage culvert replacements (roughly 40–50 culverts identified as needing priority work), failing courtroom AV systems (reflected elsewhere in the meeting), and increasing costs for contracted surfacing and bridge work.
Three scenarios: Public works modeled three…
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