CAC hears limits on using local volunteers for engineered work; contractors, design, insurance required for bigger projects

Jun 19, 2026

Tom Hanson and participants clarified that larger roadway or shoulder projects require licensed professional design and that county small‑works rosters and contracting rules apply; local volunteer or homeowner fixes may be allowed for some minor tasks but paid work triggers public‑works law.

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Speakers asked whether local volunteers and small contractors could carry out design and construction for TBD projects. Tom Hanson said engineering work must be performed by licensed professionals and sealed plans when the work triggers public‑works requirements.

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