06-23-2012, 03:14 PM
As has been stated this is not a new issue. The same things were being discussed when I first joined the board in the early 90s. Our study of chip sealing as HOVE has done determined that it would not work in HPP because of the annual rainfall. HOVE raised their road maintenance for all lotowners just enough to get the roads chip sealed. Once it was completed they dropped the road maintenance fee back down to a previous lower amount. Our attempt in HPP to do this by going to the membership to raise dues to an amount that would allow the roads to be paved failed by vote. Now it would cost more than four times as much to pave. The time to solve this issue is now. Paving costs will not go down even if a barrel of oil price goes down. The county should be involved in this solution afterall they've reaped the benefits of our taxes without providing road services for more than 50 years.
I think those who complain about dust should be told that it is not roads that cause the dust it is the drivers who speed on those roads. If each dusty crossroad had boulders placed across the road at the halfway point through traffic would be halted and there would be less dust. That would be a temporary solution until the roads could be paved and might satisfy the state, however, it would be quite an inconvenience for some.
My road has been a constant problem. We have fewer people living on it but there is a school at the Makuu end that is a magnet for speeding soccer moms. It should have been one of the first to be paved with the addition of speed bumps but obviously it did not meet someone's criteria.
It truly is too bad that we have residents that will file complaints with governmental agencies against the corporation. Fines by the state would just mean we would have less money to pave roads with. It hurts all of us when a few complainers carry it over to a governmental agency or files suit. It is the reason I stopped participating so many years ago.
John
I think those who complain about dust should be told that it is not roads that cause the dust it is the drivers who speed on those roads. If each dusty crossroad had boulders placed across the road at the halfway point through traffic would be halted and there would be less dust. That would be a temporary solution until the roads could be paved and might satisfy the state, however, it would be quite an inconvenience for some.
My road has been a constant problem. We have fewer people living on it but there is a school at the Makuu end that is a magnet for speeding soccer moms. It should have been one of the first to be paved with the addition of speed bumps but obviously it did not meet someone's criteria.
It truly is too bad that we have residents that will file complaints with governmental agencies against the corporation. Fines by the state would just mean we would have less money to pave roads with. It hurts all of us when a few complainers carry it over to a governmental agency or files suit. It is the reason I stopped participating so many years ago.
John
John