Town Road Improvement Project Communication Plan

1. Town Road Improvement Project Communication Plan General Communication – January / February “Information Wall” – Community Center Boulder Junction Town Road Map Create Four “Books” – Handouts available in Town Office Road Building 101 – General road construction info Town Road Survey – What you should know! Road Specification Information Key Project Statistics Improvement Plan Options: TBD Investment Options and Financials: TBD Public Information Meeting Summary: TBD Communication Plan Proposal 1_24_17

2. Town Road Improvement Project Communication Plan General Communication – February Road Specification Analysis Initial Option Creation Road Cost Information Updates Prepare for public information meetings in March Communication Plan Proposal 1_24_17

3. Town Road Improvement Project Communication Plan Specific Communication – March Option & Cost Completion Borrowing and initial property tax impact analysis Public Information Meetings Project Overview Option Review and Feedback Three Question Face-to-Face Survey: What do you like about this option? What concerns do you have about this option? How can we make it better? Communication Plan Proposal 1_24_17

4. Town Road Improvement Project Communication Plan Specific Communication – April Public Information Meeting Results Cost Confirmation Town Board Meeting: “Next Steps” Board presentation at the April Meeting of the Electors Communication Plan Proposal 1_24_17

5. Town Road Improvement Project Communication Plan Next Steps: What suggestions / comments do you have? Request for next meeting: Begin Option Discussion (Greg) Road Improvement Cost Updates (Dennis?) Communication Plan Proposal 1_24_17

6. Town Road Improvement ProjectBurning Platform • Roads are the Town’s most important infrastructure asset. • Important to residents, seasonal owners and visitors. • Budget makes it impossible to adequately maintain. • Able to patch / repair for routine wear & tear only. • Emergent major repairs & heavy industrial use (logging) strain our abilities. • Most common complaint from electors is “roads……” • Failure to act will just delay the inevitable…and it may cost more in the future. Communication Plan Proposal 1_24_17

7. Town Roads What you should know! Road Survey • Mileage: • 93.17 miles surveyed • 29.01 miles – No improvement work currently required ( 29% ) • 64.16 miles – Improvement work required ( 71% ) Communication Plan Proposal 1_24_17

8. Town Roads What you should know! • Road Cost Estimate Matrix • Matrix is based on 2015 data and will be updated to create the final plan options. • Road Improvement Levels / Costs: • Gravel to Gravel - $40,000 per mile • Gravel to Chip Seal - $60,000 per mile • Chip Seal to Chip Seal - $95,000 per mile • Chip Seal to Asphalt - $155,000 per mile • Asphalt to Asphalt - $155,000 per mile Note: 2015 Cost Data – REQUIRES UPDATING Communication Plan Proposal 1_24_17

9. Town Roads What you should know! • Road Materials: • Asphalt • Average Life span of an asphalt road without maintenance is 16 years to total failure. • With regular maintenance and repair, it can be extended to 30 years or more. • Asphalt is applied over the top of gravel, usually in two layers. The typical finished thickness is 3 ½”. • Chip Seal • Chip seal was originally designed as a cost effective asphalt maintenance surface not necessarily a stand alone road surface. • A chip seal surface is applied to a gravel base to provide a wearing surface and dust free environment. Communication Plan Proposal 1_24_17

10. Town Roads What you should know! Handouts available in the Town Office All presentation materials available on the Town website: www.townofboulderjunction.org Communication Plan Proposal 1_24_17