JACKSON, Mich. — The City of Jackson is holding the first of three public meetings Tuesday.
The meetings are for city council to inform citizens about their proposal.
Its part of a process the mayor started last year to come up with a solution to fix roads.
Bumpy, damaged, cracked roads with pot holes can be a tough trek for drivers.
"Its awful, then you have to swerve to avoid them because of how much damage they could put on your car. Then it makes it look like you are a reckless driver because you are going all over trying to avoid all that." Said Jackson Resident Lyndsie Cummings
Now the city is proposing a plan.
"This problem has been growing for at least 60 years now. We are not going to get over it over night. So its a 20 year solution to gradually increase the number of roads we are able to maintain and fix a year." Said Jackson City Council member Colleen Sullivan
Right now that's a little more than two miles a year.
At that rate, it would take 67 years to fix all 130 miles of roads in need of repair.
The new plan would get almost four times as much work done in a year.
"We would get about eight miles a year which is a healthy maintenance cycle." Said Sullivan
At a cost of around $100,000,000
The city says its a price worth paying.
"When we come out of it we will be able to sustain that." Said Sullivan
Sullivan says council will be talking about a millage fund.
After the public meetings, the proposal will go to council for approval.
If approved, citizens will take a vote.
Tuesdays meeting is at 8:00 P.M. at The Martin Luther King Center on Adrian Street.
The second meeting is scheduled for January 10th at Carnegie Library on West Michigan Avenue.
A third will be held on the 14th at Calvary United Methodist Church.
