McHenry County’s Township Road Costs
Today let’s look at the cost of maintaining township roads.
As you can see, the cost varies a lot,.
So do the number of miles of roads for which the various township road commissioners are responsible for maintaining.
The townships with the most miles of streets and roads are the largest three, Nunda, McHenry and Algonquin.
The reason is the large number of unincorporated subdivisions in McHenry County.
A ranking of the road miles follows:
McHenry County with townships and muncipalities.
- Nunda – 98
- McHenry – 95
- Algonquin – 58
- Coral – 56
- Riley – 47
- Greenwood – 46
- Dunham – 43
- Hartland – 43
- Hebron – 40
- Seneca – 40
- Alden – 37
- Dorr – 38
- Marengo – 36
- Chemung – 33
- Richmond – 33
- Grafton – 27
- Burton – 13
The amount each township road commissioner spends per mile of road maintained follows:
- Algonquin -$67,681
- McHenry – $35,862
- Nunda – $33,413
- Dorr – $30,743
- Grafton – $27,134
- Greenwood – $21,582
- Richmond – $14,117
- Marengo – $13,569
- Chemung – $12,135
- Burton – $11,547
- Dunham – $8,745
- Seneca – $6,521
- Hartland – 5,906
- Hebron – $5,488
- Coral – $4,799
- Alden – $4,178
- Riley – $2,889
Dorr Township Garage
So is there a way to determine if some road districts are very efficient and financially smart w/regard to how they take care of their roads and others are bloated with staff and costs?
Yes, a crystal ball might be helpful I guess.
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