Street work raises queries

Choice Services, the contractor sealing many of the asphalt streets throughout Moorcroft, was prepared to begin laying the first coat of slurry on Goshen early Tuesday morning, but after serious discussion among Moorcroft’s governing body the previous evening, it was decided that the work would be halted until the council is better informed about the cost effectiveness of continuing the endeavor.

According to HDR Engineering’s Heath Turbiville, the slurry being used by the company has a very short life expectancy, “It’s not very long – a year with some residual effect for two year...