Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Berkeley County adopts 'worst‑first' approach for 1¢ sales‑tax resurfacing packages
Summary
After a staff presentation on alternatives, Berkeley County council and committees moved to prioritize the county's worst‑condition roads for the 2025–26 1¢ local resurfacing packages, a shift officials say accelerates repairs for poor roads but may leave some fair roads for later years.
Berkeley County Council and its standing committees voted to prioritize the county’s poorest roads when selecting projects funded by the local 1¢ sales tax resurfacing program for the 2025–26 packages.
Amanda Deaton, a county staff presenter, told council members the package modeled under equal funding by district would resurface 164 roads in the 2025–26 package and include 37 "fair" roads. Under a "worst‑first" approach, Deaton said staff estimated 172 roads would be resurfaced and…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
