Issue Position: Bridge and Highway Infrastructure

Issue Position

Roads and bridges are old and dilapidated with decreasing funding from state and federal sources.

In order to provide a safe and secure transit infrastructure for our residents and tourists it is necessary to continually maintain the roads and bridges throughout Franklin County. It is getting increasingly challenging to secure funding from state and federal sources in order to maintain some of the old and dilapidated roads and bridges. Unfortunately, our current tax base cannot supply the funding to cover the ongoing and increasing demand for maintenance on our infrastructure that is why it is essential that we come up with a sustainable economic plan to pay for this increasing but yet necessary demand.

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