Should road responsibilities in your county be managed by a road commission or the county government itself?
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Recently, Michigan enacted laws that allow for a county to transfer the powers, duties, and functions of road commissioners to the County Board. Regardless of whether or not your county’s road commission is still in place, would you say that road responsibilities in your county should be managed by an elected county road commission, an appointed county road commission, or the county government itself?
| % within Jurisdiction Type | ||||||
| Jurisdiction Type | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Township | City | Village | |||
| Regardless of whether or not your county’s road commission is still in place, would you say that road responsibilities in your county should be managed by an elected county road commission, an appointed county road commission, or the county government itself? | An elected county road commission | 43% | 55% | 27% | 43% | 49% |
| An appointed county road commission | 41% | 24% | 25% | 21% | 24% | |
| The county government itself | 14% | 12% | 36% | 21% | 17% | |
| Don't Know | 2% | 9% | 13% | 15% | 10% | |
| % within Population Size | |||||||
| Population Size | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <1500 | 1500-5000 | 5001-10000 | 10001-30000 | >30000 | |||
| Regardless of whether or not your county’s road commission is still in place, would you say that road responsibilities in your county should be managed by an elected county road commission, an appointed county road commission, or the county government itself? | An elected county road commission | 62% | 47% | 38% | 33% | 22% | 49% |
| An appointed county road commission | 15% | 29% | 30% | 32% | 37% | 24% | |
| The county government itself | 13% | 15% | 20% | 23% | 36% | 17% | |
| Don't Know | 10% | 9% | 13% | 12% | 5% | 10% | |
| % within Region of Michigan | ||||||||
| Region of Michigan | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Peninsula | Northern Lower Peninsula | West Central Lower Peninsula | East Central Lower Peninsula | Southwest Lower Peninsula | Southeast Lower Peninsula | |||
| Regardless of whether or not your county’s road commission is still in place, would you say that road responsibilities in your county should be managed by an elected county road commission, an appointed county road commission, or the county government itself? | An elected county road commission | 63% | 60% | 47% | 59% | 37% | 34% | 49% |
| An appointed county road commission | 21% | 23% | 25% | 19% | 33% | 26% | 24% | |
| The county government itself | 8% | 10% | 17% | 10% | 21% | 30% | 17% | |
| Don't Know | 8% | 7% | 11% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 10% | |