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• Since 1978 – County has not taxed citizens at a level necessary to

provide urban services to the unincorporated areas of the county, and has directed urban growth to cities/urban areas with services.

• Since 1995 the county has placed a higher priority on

maintaining/reconstructing roads that serve the most people and connect communities and has not reconstructed subdivision paved roads.

• Unincorporated subdivisions have been expected to pay for the

reconstruction of their paved roads through improvement districts (for example the Gunbarrel General Improvement District and the Palo Park Local Improvement District).

• The County does maintain all county roads: plowing, potholes,

culverts, patching, etc.

So What’s The Problem?

• Subdivision paved roads are deteriorating

– 30% in good condition (20% near fair) – 36% are in fair condition – 34% are in poor condition

• The cost to bring all subdivision roads up to good condition in the next

5 years is about $22 million over the next five years.

• Every year of delay increases the cost by $1.5 - $2 million
• The county Transportation Department receives about $10-$12 million

each year that can legally be used for repair and reconstruction of county roads and uses those funds on the primary roads that are used by the most people, or serve as critical community connections.

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• A special van drives every paved road in the county and measures

pavement distress (ie cracking/potholes, etc) with laser measuring device.

• Based on the number and depths of cracks, each section of road is

rated is given a Pavement Quality Index number, or PQI, from 1 (Bad) to 10 (perfectly paved).

• Surveys are conducted every two to three years
• The most recent survey cost $41,000

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2009 Pavement Condition by Primary and Subdivision Roads

• 70% of subdivision paved roads are in fair or poor condition -

Condition Level Road Type Good Fair Poor % Lane Miles % Lane Miles % Lane Miles Av. PQI Lane Miles Subdivision 31% 88 36% 102 34% 97 5.8 285 Primary/Local 66% 330 22% 112 12% 58 7.0 500 Total Paved System 52% 417 27% 215 21% 154 6.6 785

Cost st to Resurf urfac ace Pa Paved Su Subdivis vision ion Roads in 5 Y Years rs

(PQI of 7.5) (Source: 2009 PMS, Assessors Data)

Road Type 2009 Total Cost *

(To Achieve a PQI of 7.5 in 5 Years)

# of Parcels Using Rd. for Access** 5 Year Total Cost/Parcel*** Annual Cost/Parcel

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$21,726,487 10,674 $2,035 $407/year

• * Estimated costs have been increased by 20% to reflect contingencies and other infrastructure

improvements that nay be necessary to repair a road, such as culverts, base problems, drainage, shoulders, sidewalks, etc.

• ** The number of parcels in subdivisions with paved roads, and parcels that use a paved subdivision

roads for access, even if they are not in a subdivision.

• *** This is the total cost to improve the roads within 5 years divided by the number of parcels.
• **** This is the 5 year total cost/parcel divided by 5 to show the annual cost per parcel that would

be paid for 5 years.

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Funding Source Who Has Authority To Implement?

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Existing Funds Commissioner Approval

• Requires Diversion from Other Programs

Gas Tax State Legislature Approval/Statewide Vote Vehicle Registration Fee (Specific Ownership Tax) State Legislature Approval/Statewide Vote Property Tax Commissioner Approval/Countywide Vote

• 50% of revenue must go to cities

Stimulus Funding Not Currently Eligible Improvement Districts PLEASE SEE NEXT PAGE FOR MORE DETAIL ON IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS

• Public Improvement District (PID)
• Local Improvement District (LID)

The Commissioners want your feedback! If you are a property owner that is affected, please respond to the survey! If you are not an affected subdivision property owner and would like to comment, please:

• email us at: SubdivisionPaving@BoulderCounty.org or
• comment on the Transportation Department Website at:

www.BoulderCounty.org/Transportation or

• send us a letter at: Subdivision Paving

Transportation Department P.O. Box 471 Boulder, Colorado 80306 THANK YOU!

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