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Council approves $300K‑scale pothole contract; engineering to prioritize list after grant overlap concerns
Summary
Council returned a previously tabled pothole-repair resolution to the floor and approved contracting work within available funding (about $300,000). Engineering staff said a longer list of needed repairs would cost roughly $673,000; council asked staff to exclude streets already scheduled for repaving via grants and report progress in 60 days.
The Highland Park City Council voted May 4 to take a previously tabled pothole-repair contract off the table and approve work constrained to current funding levels.
Engineering staff explained the initial list contains roughly 72 streets and that fully repairing those locations would cost about $673,000, but the current budget can cover approximately $300,000. “If we were able to replace all the potholes on those streets, it would be $673,000. We only have about $300,000 in our budget today,” the engineering representative said.
Council members pressed staff about specific streets such as Davison, Glendale and Oakman, noting that some segments are being repaved with separate grant money and should not be included on the pothole list; engineering staff agreed to reallocate funds and prioritize locations not covered by repaving projects. Council asked engineering to return with a progress update in 60 days.
The motion to bring the item off the table was made by Councilwoman Manuka and supported by a colleague; after discussion the roll-call vote approved the contract within the funding constraint.
What’s next: engineering will refine the prioritized list to match the $300,000 allocation, coordinate with ongoing grant-funded repaving, and provide a status report to the council at or before the next cycle.
