Is this what we are coming to???

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   At least some areas of the USA, once undisputedly the greatest and most prosperous country on the planet, are returning to gravel roads!!!  (Story courtesy of WWMT, Channel 3, in Michigan):
Rural Mich. counties turn failing roads to gravel
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June 12, 2009 - 4:43 PM

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Some Michigan counties have turned a few once-paved rural roads back to gravel to save money.

More than 20 of the state's 83 counties have reverted deteriorating paved roads to gravel in the last few years, according to the County Road Association of Michigan. The counties are struggling with their budgets because tax revenues have declined in the lingering recession.

Montcalm County converted nearly 10 miles of primary road to gravel this spring.

The county estimates it takes about $10,000 to grind up a mile of pavement and put down gravel. It takes more than $100,000 to repave a mile of road.

Reverting to gravel has happened in a few other states but it is most typical in Michigan. At least 50 miles have been reverted in the state in the past three years.
Will Middletown be forced to turn to this option at some point in the near future if our tax dollars continue to be squandered on pie-in-the-sky schemes, multi-million dollar clean-ups for back room real estate deals, fancy "gateways" and the like?

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Mike_Presta Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: Apr 20 2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3483	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike_Presta Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Is this what we are coming to??? Posted: Jun 13 2009 at 9:46pm
	At least some areas of the USA, once undisputedly the greatest and most prosperous country on the planet, are returning to gravel roads!!! (Story courtesy of WWMT, Channel 3, in Michigan): Rural Mich. counties turn failing roads to gravel Comments 21 \| Recommend 16 June 12, 2009 - 4:43 PM LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Some Michigan counties have turned a few once-paved rural roads back to gravel to save money. More than 20 of the state's 83 counties have reverted deteriorating paved roads to gravel in the last few years, according to the County Road Association of Michigan. The counties are struggling with their budgets because tax revenues have declined in the lingering recession. Montcalm County converted nearly 10 miles of primary road to gravel this spring. The county estimates it takes about $10,000 to grind up a mile of pavement and put down gravel. It takes more than $100,000 to repave a mile of road. Reverting to gravel has happened in a few other states but it is most typical in Michigan. At least 50 miles have been reverted in the state in the past three years. Will Middletown be forced to turn to this option at some point in the near future if our tax dollars continue to be squandered on pie-in-the-sky schemes, multi-million dollar clean-ups for back room real estate deals, fancy "gateways" and the like?
	“Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012

Vivian Moon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MUSA Council Joined: May 16 2008 Location: Middletown, Ohi Status: Offline Points: 4187	Post Options Post Reply Quote Vivian Moon Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 14 2009 at 8:12am
	Mike All this FREE MONEY that they have wasted will soon be long gone and we will still have the same problems with our streets.. However the really big queston is....Where is the Gas Tax Funds that were to be used ONLY for the repair of our streets over the 20 years?

Hermes Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Prominent MUSA Citizen Joined: May 19 2009 Location: Middletown Status: Offline Points: 1637	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hermes Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: Jun 14 2009 at 10:43am
	I agree with Vivian,where did all the money go that was earmarked for road projects ? What type of roads did they gravel ? Rural out of the way types ? Did they take up asphalt and replace it with gravel or just gravel what was already ? I've said all along that Middletown will gravel the streets in the poorest parts and reserve the asphalt for the prominent parts of town.
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