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Beltrami County reviews draft dust‑control policy that could shift maintenance costs to townships
Summary
County engineer Bruce presented a draft dust‑control policy giving townships three options: choose an alternative product and pay the product difference; stop chloride and pay the calculated additional maintenance (county calculator shows examples); or accept a complete road transfer. Commissioners expressed concern about calculation variability and timing for township budgeting.
Beltrami County Engineer Bruce presented a draft dust‑control policy and a cost‑calculator tool at the board's work session, offering townships three options if they object to county application of chloride dust control on a road segment.
Bruce described the options: (1) choose an alternative dust‑control product and pay the per‑unit price difference; (2) have the county stop applying chloride and have the township pay the calculated increased maintenance costs (the county's calculator compares blading and gravelling frequencies and costs "with chloride"…
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