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Quorum Court committee advances $445,000 road‑fund ordinance after department details heavy maintenance costs
Summary
The Washington County Quorum Court finance meeting voted to send an ordinance to the full court to appropriate unappropriated road‑fund reserves to cover this year’s cost escalations, after Road Director Crowder described a year of accelerated chip‑seal and equipment costs.
The Washington County Quorum Court advanced an ordinance to the full court on a due‑pass recommendation to cover cost overruns in the county road fund, after Director Crowder told justices the department ran a historic maintenance program this year and is short of budgeted funds.
The measure would appropriate additional money out of the road fund’s unappropriated reserves to cover cost escalations identified during the season. The committee voted to send the ordinance to the full quorum court with a due‑pass recommendation.
Director Crowder said the department used a pavement condition index (PCI) to prioritize work and that many county roads had deteriorated under previous maintenance practices. “The PCI is 0 to 100%…0 being we’re in trouble,” Crowder said, adding that the county stabilized many roads this year through…
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