The Leelanau County Road Commission approved its 2025 budget Tuesday. The county road commission is budgeting less for cost share projects this year. The road commission primarily takes care of the county’s primary roads — highways and county roads (CRs) — but they sometimes bear a portion of the costs on local road improvement projects taken up by townships.
This year, just $179,650 was included in the budget for cost share projects. In 2023, $385,609 was included for this item. This year, $320,000 was included in the budget. Road Commission Manager Brendan Mullane had anticipated less funds would be available this year due to fewer Rural Task Force dollars.
Road Commissioner Garth Greenan said that putting more of their budget in this area would encourage townships to apply for more cost-share agreements and continue working on local roads.
