State budget shuffle results in Almota Road repavement funds

Washington’s budget quagmire has resulted in an accelerated time frame for Whitman County to finish its Almota Road repaving project.

Public Works Director Mark Storey learned last week the county would receive $886,000 from the state County Road Administration Board’s 2009-2010 biennial budget to begin work on phase four of the Almota Road repave.

“I really didn’t think we’d get anything this time around,” he said. “This gets us that much closer to finishing the project.”

The road is the primary route used to haul grain to the port of Almota from the west and central reaches of Whitman County...