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There are 425 miles of county-maintained roads, and only a fourth are eligible for the State Aid Grant Program.
All other projects are completed using the only money available to pave--Gas Tax Revenue.
This significantly limits the amount of paving, road, and bridge maintenance we can do.
Paving Projects Using Departmental Funds
Paving Projects Using Departmental Funds
“Since taking office, my goal has been to pave 10 miles of county roads yearly while staying within my budget.
I am proud to say that we have been able to exceed that.
Road work takes 3-M’s–money, machinery, and manpower.
We do what we can, with what we have with no tax increase to citizens.”
Roy G Thomason, Jr., Road Superintendent
We are currently operating in Maintenance Mode due to a lack of funding. The sole source of funding for the department is the state gasoline tax.
We are currently operating in Maintenance Mode due to a lack of funding. The sole source of funding for the department is the state gasoline tax.
With the State of Tennessee Gas Tax Revenue as our only source of funding, our paving cycle is a 40-year rotation.
With the State of Tennessee Gas Tax Revenue as our only source of funding, our paving cycle is a 40-year rotation.
That means that from the date we resurface a county-maintained road, it will be 40 years before the department has enough funding to pave it again (if the cost to pave does not increase).
That means that from the date we resurface a county-maintained road, it will be 40 years before the department has enough funding to pave it again (if the cost to pave does not increase).
Currently, PCRD gets -0- property tax money. Please contact your commissioner and ask them to fund road paving and bridge projects.
Currently, PCRD gets -0- property tax money. Please contact your commissioner and ask them to fund road paving and bridge projects.
Paving Projects Using Department Funds (1).pdfA lack of funding severely limits paving efforts by our department.
A lack of funding severely limits paving efforts by our department.
Please reach out to your commissioners and ask them to support maintenance of effort funding for road projects.
Please reach out to your commissioners and ask them to support maintenance of effort funding for road projects.
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