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Price County urges state to enact sustainable transportation funding
Summary
The Price County Board adopted a resolution urging the governor and Legislature to develop sustained, predictable transportation revenue, citing local road funding shortfalls, a small-bridge inventory that found roughly 10% in poor or severe condition, and a growing reliance on General Purpose Revenue.
On Feb. 17, 2026, the Price County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution urging the Governor of Wisconsin and the State Legislature to enact a comprehensive, sustainable transportation funding solution to provide predictable revenue for state and local roads.
The resolution, submitted by the Highway & Transportation Committee, notes that local governments maintain roughly 90% of Wisconsin’s public road miles and warns that “continued lack of growing, dedicated, and predictable revenue places Wisconsin at a growing economic disadvantage.” It cites an inaugural inventory that found about 10% of nearly 17,000 small bridge structures in poor or severe condition.
The board’s action—adopted on a roll-call vote (Yes 12; No 1, Hastings)—requests that any statewide solution include responsible use of general purpose revenue, adjustments to transportation user fees to sustain purchasing power, and reliable funding for reconstruction, preservation and safety investments on state and local systems. The resolution directs the county clerk to transmit copies to the governor and Price County’s legislative delegation.
Why it matters: Price County officials said long-term, dedicated funding is needed to avoid deferring essential projects, increasing borrowing, or imposing local vehicle-registration fees. The resolution frames the funding gap as both a local-maintenance and broader economic-competitiveness issue.
