Executive Board Session (Road Commission Presentation, 3/11/2025)

Leelanau County

Event Date: 2025-03-11

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Executive Summary:

Sections:

Road Commission Overview
– The Leelanau County Road Commission oversees the maintenance and improvement of 598 total miles of county roads, including 171 miles of paved primary roads, 319 miles of local paved roads, and 45 miles of seasonal roads.
– The Commission has 4 administrative staff, 3 supervisory staff, 18 crew members/drivers, 5 mechanics, and 5 seasonal snow plow drivers.
– The Commission operates out of a main office in Suttons Bay and a satellite garage in Maple City, and also maintains 4 gravel pits.

Financial Overview
– The Commission’s budget for 2024 was $9.4 million, with the main revenue sources being primary road funding ($3.9 million), local road funding ($1.9 million), and a county road millage ($1.7 million).
– The main expenditures in 2024 were for local road maintenance ($3.3 million), primary road maintenance ($2.7 million), and fringe benefits, insurance, and administration ($1.2 million).
– The Commission’s proposed 2025 budget is $9.1 million, with increased spending planned for primary road maintenance ($4.1 million).

Road Improvement Projects
– The Commission has planned several major road improvement projects for 2024-2029, including chip seal/fog seal work on over 46 miles of local and primary roads, crack sealing on nearly 25 miles of roads, and reconstruction on 1.2 miles of the Dufek Road.
– The Commission is also pursuing state and federal funding for several road reconstruction projects, including work on CR 626, CR 633, and the intersection of CR 667 and CR 616.

Internal document reference #:1672

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