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Commissioners remove $86,000 quiet‑zone study from road funding package
Summary
Road and Bridge staff proposed a line-item transfer totaling roughly $710,000 for overlays and engineering studies including a quiet‑zone study estimated at $86,000; commissioners voted to remove the quiet‑zone study from the transfer and approved the remaining paving and culvert work.
Road & Bridge staff asked the court to approve a line-item transfer to fund consulting and professional services for a package of road projects — an approximately 4.5-mile asphalt overlay (roughly $710,000) plus engineering studies including a quiet‑zone study for Hunter Road and a culvert load-zone analysis.
"For the, quiet zone, it's about, $86,000," Road & Bridge staff said when describing the cost of the Hunter Road study. Several commissioners questioned whether to authorize that study before a countywide approach; Commissioners Hogg and Eccleston moved to remove the quiet‑zone engineering study from the transfer. The court voted to amend the motion and removed the study; the amended motion approving the paving and culvert study then carried.
Commissioners discussed the broader implications—how many crossings could require quiet zones and whether costs should be handled countywide or case-by-case. Staff said the county and MPO are conducting broader planning but recommended moving forward with the paving and culvert assessments now to maintain planned overlays.
