County Board Asked For Help Getting Road Paved

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The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has been asked for help in getting part of a road in Pipestone Township paved. A resident of the township addressed the board about Tabor Road between Evans and South Pipestone at its Thursday meeting. He noted the township did approve its own roads millage in 2015. Indeed, Berrien County Commissioner Jon Hinkelman tells WSJM News the residents have done their part.

“It’s kind of inherent in that township, based on the type of good property that they have there, the heavy property that they have there, that the millage was something that needed to be considered, and they considered it favorably,” Hinkelman said. “Now, as far as construction of a primary road, the millage can only go so far.”

That’s why the Berrien County Road Department would be needed to get the road paved. Hinkelman says it’s the only non-paved primary road in the county.

“It’s an east-west travel route that moves toward Eau Claire and toward M-62, and there is a portion of that that begins at Hillendale and then ends close to Eu Claire that is gravel still.”

Hinkelman says he has spoken to many residents about that stretch of road. Due to the hilly nature of the area, paving Tabor would be more difficult than just pouring asphalt over it. However, Hinkelman says having the road paved would better facilitate traffic to Eau Claire and even serve as a route to get away from the Cook plant in an emergency situation. He says county leaders will continue to work on the problem.

Photo taken from Google satellite view.