Street program explained at city session

The city of Havre has many streets that are 50 to 70 years old, and the water and sewer lines beneath the streets are even older.

Many of the streets are in such bad shape that they will soon be better off being gravel roads.

The average life of a city street is 20 years. Because they have been well maintained, many Havre streets have lasted 50 years, but they are closing in on the end of their lifetime.

Those were comments made by city officials at a City Council public information session Monday night on a referendum that will be on the upcoming city ballot. Ballots will be mailed out Oct. 1...