Relief is on the way.
At the regular Independence Township Board meeting on April 19, trustees approved a contract with Road Maintenance Corporation to apply chloride to the township’s gravel roads at 6 cents a foot, the same cost as 2004.
‘This is a good program and I’m very happy with it,? said Treasurer Jim Wenger. ‘They’ve been very effective.?
According to Supervisor Dave Wagner, the township contracted with Road Maintenance in previous years and received few complaints from residents. Also, he stated that Road Maintenance coordinates the chloride applications with the Road Commission for Oakland County’s grading schedule.
In addition to this, the board approved to once again reimburse residents on private roads for dust control at one-half their cost for up to four applications. Homeowners must present statements at the end of the season to the clerk’s office.
‘Road Maintenance did this for us last year too,? said Wagner.
The cost to chloride private roads this year is 7 cents a foot.
The board budgeted $50,000 for to chloride the roadways.