Bloomfield Township Road Advisory Committee Meeting on May 13, 2026

The Bloomfield Township Road Advisory Committee met on May 13, 2026, to discuss strategies for improving local road funding and maintenance. Key procurement-related topics included recommendations to increase the township's annual road budget from $250,000 to $500,000, and the proposal to redirect funds from the existing safety path millage to a dedicated road millage, subject to voter approval. The committee also explored leveraging new state funding from a $45 million local road maintenance allocation, emphasizing the need to prioritize and prepare shovel-ready projects for timely use of these funds. Discussions addressed the challenges posed by Public Act 51, which excludes townships from direct road funding, and the complex relationship with the Oakland County Road Commission, which owns local roads but provides limited maintenance funding. The committee considered potential legal avenues to compel better cooperation and discussed the impact of special assessment districts (SADs) on homeowners, including the possibility of subsidizing SAD costs through grants or incremental tax revenues. Additional topics included the impact of heavy vehicles on road wear, the need to update permitting processes to track new construction and associated road impacts, and the importance of establishing a comprehensive database to allocate road maintenance funds equitably. The committee planned to compile a formal report with prioritized recommendations for presentation to the township board of trustees at a future meeting.