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Friday, May 25, 2012  The Grand Traverse County Road Commission will not be renewing its manager's contract .

Monday, March 19, 2012  When a road commission snow plow damages private property (mailboxes, lawns), who is responsible for making repairs? Well, it depends on the damage.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  The Grand Traverse County Road Commission will be temporarily cutting 15 employees from its work force.

Tuesday, April 05, 2011  Like many of us, the Grand Traverse County Road Commission is dealing with an unexpected spike in fuel prices. Now they're planning to adjust the budget and come up with a new work-plan for the summer months.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011  Winter isn't over yet but the warm up this week is already giving us a clear preview of what will likely be a bad pothole season.

Friday, January 28, 2011  This winter you may be better prepared to guess when the snow will fly by looking at a calendar then by looking at a weather radar. It seems as if our best snowfalls have happened on the weekends. No one needs to be reminded of that fact at that Grand Traverse County Road Commission. Not only do they keep a close eye on the weather, but also on their budget. As it turns out, rolling trucks on the weekends can get costly quickly.

Sunday, December 05, 2010  All the snow created a lot of slipping and sliding out on the roads Sunday.

Thursday, February 04, 2010  Why are plows out on the streets when there's no snow?

Monday, January 11, 2010  It has become a tragic tradition along a single stretch of Northern Michigan highway. This year proved to be no exception.

Monday, January 26, 2009  The Grand Traverse Road Commission announced Monday it would no longer pay for damage to mailboxes hit by plows.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008  With the snowfall nearing records this year a viewer emailed us, asking about the road crews budgets, and how much it costs for overtime and holiday pay?