A group of concerned Wabash County residents in Road District #2 have banded together hoping to see improvements made to their roads. Wabash County Highway Engineer Dustin Bunting announced details of a public hearing this week…
Jeff Lavier is a resident of road district two and he told county commissioners last week that district two road commissioner John Jones told him the district had no money for rock, fuel, or equipment to maintain the roads. That’s something county commissioner Tim Hocking took issue with…
Bunting said the road district had roughly $14,000 before receiving property tax distributions last month and this month. Plus, Bunting said the road district could have up to $400,000 available in motor fuel tax funds. According to the public notice for Thursday’s hearing, the purpose is to hear complaints about the alleged willful and wanton failure to repair and maintain roads within the district. The next road district commissioner election is in April of next year.
