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Commission discusses chip-seal rotation, seeks cost figures for county roads
Summary
County staff outlined a chip-seal rotation plan for local streets (about 4.3 miles), referenced prior costs (~$30,000 per mile), and suggested stockpiling chips and splitting work across years to reduce immediate budget pressure.
County staff and commissioners discussed a multi-year chip-seal and road maintenance plan for local streets. S11 provided a per-mile cost estimate from prior work (about $30,000 a mile) and quoted chip pricing (~$37 a ton shipped), noting the county’s side streets total about 4.3 miles. Commissioners explored a rotation strategy — doing roughly one mile per year — to spread costs, and considered supplying chips while county crews supply labor and possibly half of the oil cost.
Participants proposed getting firm quotes, identifying a suitable stockpile site for chips, and returning with itemized figures for the commission to review. No contract award or expenditure was authorized at the session; commissioners agreed to collect costs and return with a plan to include in budgeting discussions.
