By Paul Snyder Wisconsin county highway commissioners, lacking federal stimulus money and local revenue, are facing the likelihood of fewer projects in 2011. “When county budgets are tight and they’re looking for ways to save money, it becomes easy to say, ‘Let’s just cut a highway project or two,’” said Bruce Stelzner, Chippewa County Highway [...]
Published: February 8, 2010
Tags: biofiltration system, Botts, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Fedderly, green space, McMahon Associates, roadwork, rule, runoff, Vande Hey, Wisconsin County Highway Association
By Sean Ryan Public works directors are cringing over a proposed state rule revision that would drain money from local road projects to support water runoff work. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is revising its runoff rule, and the proposal includes stricter runoff controls for road reconstruction projects. The DNR estimated the rule change [...]
Published: December 24, 2009
Tags: Chippewa County, Fedderly, Geurts, maintenance, Milwaukee County, Outagamie County, O’Connell, plowing, Stelzner, Stone, Wisconsin Counties Association, Wisconsin County Highway Association Inc., Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Wisconsin Way
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By Sean Ryan Outagamie County rejected the state’s 2010 contract offer for highway plowing and maintenance, and more counties may follow suit next year. The proposed Wisconsin Department of Transportation contract would force the county to have 15 snowplows and up to 25 people on staff during winter, said Al Geurts, Outgamie County’s highway commissioner. [...]
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