Counties may opt out of road contracts
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. [...]