Counties may opt out of road contracts

Growing pains torment northwest counties

Published: March 5, 2010
Tags: Dan Fedderly, I-94, Lake Wissota Business Park, Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, Ramberg, Stelzner, transit, Twin Cities, Wisconsin County Highway Association, Wisconsin County Highway Association Inc., Wisconsin I-94 Corridor Commission

By Sean Ryan Quick growth in northwest Wisconsin is overwhelming Interstate 94 with traffic congestion that threatens development and irks highway commissioners. The I-94 corridor between Eau Claire and the Twin Cities connects bedroom communities in Wisconsin to jobs in Minnesota. But the corridor has no public transit links. Tim Ramberg, St. Croix County highway [...]

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
Comments: 2

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. [...]

Growing pains torment northwest counties

Counties may opt out of road contracts

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