The
Washtenaw County Board of Road
Commissioners initiated a series of Working Sessions
this spring to review our “Core Services”. The intent
of this exercise was to evaluate all of the primary services and
functions our agency performs to determine if we are consistently
performing the essential tasks that support our statutory charge
and agency mission. This review entailed an in-depth analysis
of our various routine and capital investments to determine if we
are on a financially sustainable path.
On October 6, 2009, the Board of Road Commissioners approved the Service Level Adjustments as they were proposed during the public comment stage. The timing of the Service Level Adjustments has been driven by the steadily decreasing amount of Michigan Transportation Funds (MTF) we are receiving. In fact, since 2004, our MTF revenue has decreased annually, so we are now anticipating the same amount of MTF revenue as we received in 2001. The downward trend of our revenue contrasts with our 53% increase in our routine maintenance costs over this same period of time.
Like the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Washtenaw County Road Commission is rapidly approaching a time when we will not have the capacity to match federal grant programs, and we will not be able to participate in locally funded initiatives. Returning federal grants and deferring road system improvements would be a huge disservice to the traveling public in our County. For these reasons, the Road Commission has determined it is imperative that we make some service level adjustments now, so we can continue to match grant programs and locally funded initiatives for the foreseeable future.
The Road Commission is announcing the Service Level Adjustments, as shown on the Service Level Adjustment Outline. The described services represent those work activities the Road Commission will be adjusting in order to address certain neglected activities. If you have questions regarding our Service Level Adjustments, please contact please contact our main office at (734) 761-1500 or via email at webmaster@wcroads.org
A message from Steven Puuri, WCRC Managing Director
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