County Commission | The Magazine December 2018

in this issue VOLUME 62, NUMBER 5 from the cover... Inadequate Road and Bridge Funding: Costly Consequences Keep Adding Up.............................9 Outlook is Bleak for County Roads...................................12 ACCA Road and Bridge Data Collection Survey...............15 Bridge Funding Falls Short................................................17 A Funding Problem Requires a Funding Solution.............23 Get to Know: County Road and Bridge Departments in Alabama.........................................................................27 news you can use... Inadequate funding for county roads and bridges is holding back progress in Alabama, costing time, lives, jobs and money. Getting Ready for Goat Hill................................................31 ACCA 2019 Calender of Events........................................33 point of view... President’s Perspective ..................................................4 High Price to Pay if County Family Does Nothing The County Line ...............................................................6 The Last Time Alabama Moved Forward on Infrastructure, I Was a New Dad in every issue... Voices from the County Family ....................................35 who we are... COUNTY COMMISSION is published quarterly by the Association of County Commissions of Alabama, Inc.; P.O. Box 5040; Montgomery, AL 36103. Subscription rates are $20 per year, which is included in the dues of members. Additional copies, when available, are $2 each to non-members. Periodicals postage paid at Montgomery, Alabama. Postmaster: Send address changes to COUNTY COMMISSION; P.O. Box 5040; Montgomery, AL 36103. USPS 985-380 2018-19 ACCA Board of Directors....................................38 ACCA Staff.........................................................................38

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