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Defiance council debates street budget as members warn city is 15 years behind
Summary
Council members argued over shifting project paving into capital projects versus the regular street-repair line, noting the city is roughly 15 years behind on maintenance and that restoring the usual $400,000 annual program would be costly.
Defiance — At the Nov. 25 Defiance City Council meeting, members pressed staff on whether moving normal street repairs into larger capital projects would leave the city falling further behind on routine maintenance.
Council members said the regular street-repair line that has historically been about $400,000 was removed from the plain budget and some paving will instead be covered inside larger projects. "We're behind about 15 years in catch up in our streets," a council member said during the…
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