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Bay City Commission directs manager to prepare $5 million street-repair plan, half placed in reserves
Summary
Commissioner Tenney's resolution directs the city manager and DPW to prepare a plan allocating $5 million (from bridge-lease funds) to street repair, with half held in reserve; commissioners discussed restrictions to roads only, interest earnings (about $400,000), ward distribution and leveraging the funds for grant matches before adopting the plan
The Bay City Commission adopted a resolution directing the city manager to work with the Department of Public Works to prepare a street-repair plan allocating $5 million, with half placed into reserves within 30 days.
Commissioner Tenney, who introduced the resolution, said the funds come from bridge-lease proceeds and are intended as a grant-matching opportunity to leverage state and federal grants. Commissioners clarified the money is a one-time allocation dedicated to road infrastructure and not renewable. City staff noted the account currently holds roughly $400,000 in accrued interest, which would remain available to the fund; some commissioners asked whether that interest could be used for other city priorities but were reminded public statements previously committed the funds to infrastructure.
Discussion covered ward distribution, prioritizing projects with subsurface infrastructure needs, and publishing presentation materials to the public. The city manager said DPW will present specific projects for commission approval; the commission asked that projects be posted online and that staff return with a recommended list within 30 days. The roll call vote adopted the resolution.
