Committee chairman voices frustrations on dirt roads

The state of county roads was a hotbed of discussion at Monday’s county commission meeting.

Chairman of the county road and bridge committee and Liberty township trustee, Lisa Peters, voiced her frustrations.

“I’m coming forward for every resident who lives in Liberty, Menno, and Lehigh,” she said. “It’s over, the roads are gone.”

The roads are full of pockmarks and the shoulders are overgrown, she said.

Part of the problem is that the area is understaffed, Peters said. The employee hired to maintain roads in Liberty Township recently resigned because of the workload.

“Part of the frustration is the roads are so bad,” she said. “He’s so overwhelmed and he can’t fix them anymore.”

Commission chairman Dianne Novak expressed agreement with Peters and other audience members.

“I can’t dispute anything you’ve said,” she said. “I’m almost thinking we should use private contracting.”

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