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Commissioners say Walker County roads face acute funding shortfall; urge public action
Summary
Commissioners described tight road budgets, grant shortfalls and the county's limited authority to raise revenue, warning that current funding levels will not keep up with repair needs and asking voters to consider options.
Commissioners at the Walker County Commission's April 6 meeting warned that the county faces a substantial road-funding shortfall and that the Commission's ability to raise revenue is limited by state law.
Commissioner Jim Borden laid out the scale of the problem, saying District 3 alone has more than 350 miles of road and that the district repaved roughly 4.2 miles last year at a cost of about $633,000. “If you were able to average 10 miles a year, it would take 35 years to get all the roads repaired in District 3,” Borden…
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