Summary
Council is saving money doing pothole repairs in-house — $170,000 this year — but repairs have doubled to 104 and members Kaus and Alvarez said the repaving budget, unchanged in a decade at $2 million, needs a big increase in the next budget.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
In-house work saves about $3 per square foot ($1,600 per hole), and Council wants to raise the $2 million repaving budget set ten years ago.
Residents get faster, cheaper road repairs with fewer orange cones sitting in front of their houses.
Drivers still face more potholes than ever; deferred repaving leaves streets deteriorating.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council (Regular) - Sep 28, 2026
The city is finishing a high-tech survey of every street's condition, which will drive resurfacing priorities and funding decisions over the next three years.
Finance Committee - Sep 22, 2026
The street-condition survey got an $8,578.59 bump after crews found more to assess than expected — the data drives which streets get resurfaced over the next three years.
City Council (Regular) - Jul 27, 2026
Council is saving money doing pothole repairs in-house — $170,000 this year — but repairs have doubled to 104 and members Kaus and Alvarez said the repaving budget, unchanged in a decade at $2 million, needs a big increase in the next budget.
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