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Commissioners press city on potholes and road repairs as DPW explains limits

Bay City City Commission · March 17, 2026
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Summary

Commissioners and residents pressed the city on pothole repairs and street resurfacing; DPW described cold patching, a mastic tar product, a new hot-patcher machine, crew sizes and constraints from closed pavement plants, and noted MDOT reimburses work on state trunk lines.

Residents and commissioners spent substantial time at the March 16 Bay City City Commission meeting pressing the city for clearer plans on road repairs and pothole mitigation.

Multiple residents raised problems including collapsed sewers and extensive potholes; Jack Wallace and Dustin Kosick urged the commission to prioritize infrastructure over other controversies. Commissioner Coakley and others asked the city manager and DPW when…

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