What About the Roads?
With municipalities revealing their budgets for next year, many residents are asking if there's any money in those budgets to pave some roads.
On Tuesday, Mayor Tom Riel explained to the Kiwanis Club why Bradford has limited money for paving.
He said the city used to have a line item in the budget, in which they budgeted to do paving every year. In addition to that, they used money from the state's liquid fuels tax fund.
"Over the years, as things went down hill – that line item – they didn't budget for it anymore," Riel said. "They just relied on liquid fuels."
But, he said, "Liquid fuels monies have gone down, but the cost of black top has gone up significantly, and the cost of road salt, which also comes out of liquid fuels, has gone up significantly."
He said the city is doing what it can with the money it has.
Riel said he has spoken to Congressman Glenn Thompson and with Senator Bob Casey's office about finding some money to do the $2 million worth of work that needs to be done.
On Tuesday, Mayor Tom Riel explained to the Kiwanis Club why Bradford has limited money for paving.
He said the city used to have a line item in the budget, in which they budgeted to do paving every year. In addition to that, they used money from the state's liquid fuels tax fund.
"Over the years, as things went down hill – that line item – they didn't budget for it anymore," Riel said. "They just relied on liquid fuels."
But, he said, "Liquid fuels monies have gone down, but the cost of black top has gone up significantly, and the cost of road salt, which also comes out of liquid fuels, has gone up significantly."
He said the city is doing what it can with the money it has.
Riel said he has spoken to Congressman Glenn Thompson and with Senator Bob Casey's office about finding some money to do the $2 million worth of work that needs to be done.
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