January 19, 2020 – Washington Co., WI – Neighbors in Washington County may want to buckle in for this next story. It looks like cities, towns, and villages across Washington County are set to receive over $8 million in local road funding.
The true total for Washington County for transportation-related projects for 2019-2020 is $8,236,273.
The money is coming from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. It falls under the category General Transportation Aids, Connecting Highway Aids and Expressway Policing Aids.
Below is a tidbit from the General Transportation Aids website:
Program overview
The General Transportation Aids (GTA) program enables local governments to receive state aid payments to offset the cost of county and municipal road construction, maintenance, and traffic operations. The funding sources of these aid payments are the fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees collected by the state. GTA is WisDOT’s second largest program.
Distribution of GTA funds is based on a six-year costs average or a statutorily set rate-per-mile. Transportation-related expenditures and revenues incurred by local governments are necessary factors in the calculation process. This financial information is taken directly from the Municipal Financial Report Form that each local government files annually with the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. The Cost Reporting Manual provides guidance in identifying the eligible expenditures and deductible revenues that are applicable to GTA.
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Below is a list of how communities across Washington County will be impacted. According to Tim Olusegun with GTA the first quarterly installment was already received this month by local governments. The amount received is 10 percent more than what the state budgeted in 2019.
According to Hartford City Administrator Steve Volkert, the funding will help offset the increase the City has already seen in the price of road salt.
Community            MILES JURISDICTION STATE AIDS MAINTAINED
WASHINGTON COUNTY $2,414,744Â Â Â Â N/A
CITY OF HARTFORD $603,098Â Â Â Â Â 71.13 mi.
CITY OF WEST BEND $1,327,163Â Â Â Â 134.43 mi.
VILLAGE GERMANTOWN $1,077,507Â Â Â 130.70 mi.
VILLAGE JACKSON $340,857Â Â Â Â Â Â 27.00 mi.
VILLAGE KEWASKUM $204,788Â Â Â Â 18.24 mi.
VILLAGE NEWBURG $55,900Â Â Â Â Â 5.57 mi.
VILLAGE RICHFIELD $386,500Â Â Â Â 147.07 mi.
VILLAGE SLINGER $231,635Â Â Â Â 29.41
TOWN OF ADDISON $169,637Â Â Â 64.55
TOWN OF BARTON $121,598Â Â Â 46.27
TOWN OF ERIN $149,008Â Â Â Â 56.70
TOWN OF FARMINGTON $171,135Â Â 65.12
TOWN OF GERMANTOWN $11,721Â Â 4.46
TOWN OF HARTFORD $127,379Â Â Â 48.47
TOWN OF JACKSON $155,893Â Â Â 59.32
TOWN OF KEWASKUM $99,995Â 38.05
TOWN OF POLK $152,871Â Â Â Â Â Â 58.17
TOWN OF TRENTON $174,525Â Â 66.41
TOWN OF WAYNE $142,611Â Â Â Â 58.55
TOWN OF WEST BEND $117,708 44.79
TOTAL $8,236,273
