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A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE FORMULA FOR SECONDARY ROAD FUNDING <br /> • <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners <br /> recognizes that good roads are essential to the development and <br /> economic growth of any county; and . <br /> WHEREAS, the percentage of secondary road funds for a county is <br /> determined by dividing the mileage of secondary roads in that county <br /> by the total mileage of secondary roads in the state; and <br /> WHEREAS, the current statewide formula for the distribution of <br /> secondary road funds does not take into consideration the extra -cost <br /> of road construction in the mountains and coastal areas of North <br /> Carolina; and <br /> WHEREAS, the cost of constructing and paving a mile of road is <br /> not uniform throughout the state but varies depending on location, <br /> topography and soil type. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the North Carolina <br /> Association of County Commissioners calls on the North Carolina <br /> General Assembly to change the funding formula for secondary roads to <br /> reflect the variety in the per mile cost in road construction. <br /> FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be . <br /> forwarded to the appropriate State and federal officials. - <br /> Adopted this 16th day of August, 1986, in Winston-Salem, North <br /> Carolina. <br /> Attest: !E <br /> Z.;A:4 t- C 4 I 612- Z# <br /> • <br /> President, Virginia T. Oliver <br /> r <br /> e. /Pond ikA,Executive Director, F. Ronald Aycock <br /> • <br />