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Chickasaw County weighs widespread road maintenance vs. Alta Vista overlay, schedules budget amendment hearing
Summary
County staff laid out options to use infrastructure funds for widespread crack‑filling and slurry work or to pave 0.67 miles of Alta Vista with a 2‑inch asphalt overlay; supervisors asked staff to prepare a budget amendment and set a public hearing for Sept. 3, 2024, to proceed with awards if approved.
Chickasaw County supervisors spent the bulk of their Aug. 12 meeting debating how to spend infrastructure money on road maintenance and whether to use it for a full asphalt overlay on Alta Vista Road or for crack‑filling and slurry work across multiple routes.
County road staff presented options that include immediate crack‑filling and slurry leveling this fall on Kenwood Avenue North, B22, B28 and other routes, and a 2‑inch asphalt overlay on a roughly 0.67‑mile stretch of Alta Vista. "I believe we would be looking at about $310,000 additional being spent out…
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