County looks at bonding to pay for road work

Kristin Holtz — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:16:42 -0500

While the controversial gas tax increase will give Meeker County more funding for highway improvements, it likely won’t be enough to cover the costs of maintenance and repairs.

“We expect to be about $1 million short next year,” Highway Engineer Ron Mortensen told the board Tuesday as he assessed future road costs.

At their May 5 meeting, county commissioners talked about the possible need to turn to bonding — or borrowing money — for road improvements. On Tuesday, commissioners took an initial step toward issuing bonds.

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County looks at bonding to pay for road work