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Opinion: Potholes trump policy as Norfolk taps surplus for road repairs

Pressing pothole fixes prompt Norfolk council to set aside its own budget-surplus policy

Norfolk County council’s recent decision to pour upwards of $1 million into the repair of some of its roads has come with a warning from the municipality’s top administrator. The funding will be drawn from an expected surplus from the 2025 levy operating budget. Three years ago, council approved a policy in which surplus money is earmarked for a contingency reserve or used to reduce the number of approved projects to be funded by debt.

Norfolk’s CAO has said greenlighting road repairs deviates from the policy meant to establish a solid financial base.

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Nevertheless, the repair of potholes caused by a series of freeze-thaw cycles throughout the winter is a necessary evil each spring. Leaving potholes........

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