County Commissioner Burke Bullock Talks About Meeting with Constituents Who Expressed Road Condition Concerns

July 17, 2008 |

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Precinct 2 Hopkins County Commissioner Burke Bullock met Saturday with some of his constituents who expressed concerns with the condition of their county roads. Bullock said the meeting went well. He said he explained that economic times have changed with record high prices for a barrel of oil that have impacted cost of road materials. As a result, Bullock said his crews have been blade-patching roads to fix them to make road materials go as far as possible. Bullock said May and June storms have required lots of effort and have slowed down regular road maintenance. Bullock hopes disaster relief funds can be found. He said more money has to come from somewhere. Bullock said our standard of living is going to be impacted by high oil prices. He said county roads might be one of the first things affected. Thatâ€™s a shame Bullock said because one of a countyâ€™s biggest assets is itsâ€™ county road system.
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