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Committee considers road-association database and 3.19 grants for camp-road repairs
Summary
Members discussed a shared database of camp-road associations and the role of 3.19 grants in funding culvert and road repairs that reduce nonpoint pollution; they agreed the committee's likely role is outreach and coordination rather than direct enforcement.
Committee members discussed whether compiling or sharing a database of camp-road associations would help target education and grant outreach to fix gravel roads that contribute dust and phosphorus to lakes.
Participants noted that Rome and other lake associations maintain lists that include road-association contacts and previous 3.19 grant recipients. Speaker 5 said the lake associations often do the outreach required to secure matching funds and that compiling a master list could help education but would be time-consuming to build and maintain. "The lake associations are the ones who would be best at it," one member said, and others cautioned against duplicating existing work.
No formal action was taken; members suggested sharing existing lists and coordinating with 7 Lakes Alliance and contractors to identify worst-case roads for outreach and potential grant applications.
