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Commissioners say current funding won’t fix decades‑old roads; urge seeking grants and partners
Summary
Commissioners at the Feb. 2 Walker County meeting said district allotments of $250,000 will cover only short stretches of pavement and called for broader funding strategies; officials noted some county roads have not been repaved in 30–40 years and that the $1,000,000 transfer approved will buy limited mileage.
Commissioner Jim Borden and other county officials used the Feb. 2 Walker County Commission meeting to press the limits of current road funding and urge pursuit of additional grant or partnership options.
"At three hundred and fifty something miles, 350, 355, miles in District Three; you do that two miles this year, it's years before you come back," Commissioner Jim Borden said, describing the scale of needed repairs in his district. Borden said a $250,000 share of the…
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