The newly formed Transportation Task Force held its first
meeting this week. The task force chaired by Appropriation Chair Senator Roger
Kahn (R-Saginaw Twp.) is an attempt to re-energize the much needed debate on
future road repair and maintenance funding.
The task force took testimony from Transportation Department
officials, House Transportation Chair Paul Opsommer (R-DeWitt), and other
interested groups. The Senate members goal in the first meeting was to collect
information on how big the problem is and how best to move forward.
Additionally, the committee focused on the administrative cost associated with
MDOT’s current management system.
Senator Kahn indicated that the task force plans meeting at
least five times, with the hope of completing their review by mid-November.