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Stephanie Wiechmann
These annual speeches focus on a recap of the previous year, and this one was no different. Mayor Dan Ridenour gave updates on many already announced projects like a new firehouse, the crisis center, housing, and a modified plan to bring solar panels to the former GM plant site. What's new here, and on many minds, is when the major roads of McGalliard and Tillotson will be repaved.

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Dan Ridenour
I'm going to show you where it's getting done. Please share it with people so that they know.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Ridenour has said for years that the cost to refresh these roads, $13.5 million, is more than the city can pay for on its own. Federal and state money will help with the cost, but that's why the project is slated to take three years.

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Dan Ridenour
The feds are providing 4 million a year is essentially how it's working. Because they won't give more than that to a city of our size. That's why we can't do it all. But we need that in order to do other roads and keep our employees employed.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Ridenour says McGalliard from Tillotson to Wheeling will be repaved first sometime in the next fiscal year that begins this July. In the second year, Tillotson will be repaved. Finally, in the third year, beginning in or after July 2026:

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Dan Ridenour
You'll see what is really the probably the worst section of all of those, although Tillotson has got some problems, but the worst section on all of those is probably out toward the bypass in Muncie.

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Stephanie Wiechmann
Stephanie Wiechmann, IPR news.