Warren council hears about using some bond-issue money for road resurfacing

WARREN — Since 2000, the city has carried out $30 million in road-paving projects, with $5 million of that coming from local funds and the rest coming from federal and state grants.

Since 2007, however, the percentage of local money used to pave city streets has dropped to zero.

“Some of our roads are horrendous, and that’s an understatement,” Paul Makosky, city engineer, told members of Warren City Council’s Finance Committee this afternoon.

Makosky described the current state of Warren’s road maintenance and resurfacing program to help council members understand where road-paving money has been spent in the past.

Road paving would make up about 10 percent of a $24.3 million bond sale under consideration by council. The city administration is proposing that $2.1 million of it be used for residential street paving.

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