Summary
The county's only Permanent Road Division, on Bywood Drive, got its annual assessment approved with a 2.39 percent construction-cost increase — $279.44 per parcel for 55 parcels. The fund pays for slurry seals, overlays and future culvert work; residents got a fresh overlay in 2025. Chair Walker griped that the county shouldn't be running what amounts to a road association, but the board approved it 5-0.
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Last discussed Aug 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
Bywood Drive residents will pay about $8 more per parcel this year, roughly $15,369 total into the road maintenance fund.
The 55 Bywood Drive property owners, whose road received a fresh overlay in 2025 and who hold about $83,000 in reserves for future work.
The parcel owners pay the assessment regardless of whether their parcel is occupied; Chairman Walker noted the county's administrative time may exceed the 10 percent charge.
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