Nik Rajkovic / news@whmi.com

The City of Wixom is spending $45,000 on filling cracks and seal coating local roads this season.

"Rainwater tries to seep in, and during the freeze-thaw cycle it cracks if we don't seal it up," DPW Director Tim Sikma told city council this week.

"We try to do a little bit of this each year so that we can preserve our roads for as long as we can prior to replacement."

Wixom taxpayers will spend a little less on seal coating this year, due to a new product being tested out.

"It is a little more environmentally friendly," said Sikma. "We'd like to try it out a little bit in specific areas to make sure it will last."

"So, we wanted to give it a try in just a few small areas."

Wixom City Council also approved $172,000 for a new ultraviolet disinfection replacement and lift station control upgrades at the Water Resource Recovery Facility.

Video of Wixom's City Council meeting is linked below.