12-30-2013, 06:57 AM
Sun,
The feelings regarding paving on the road are mixed amongst the collective here in Waa Waa. The County views it another way, they will adhere to the general wishes of the local community to a point. The point is based on feasibility with regard to how much money and human resource it consumes to maintain this gravel road. No-one except for 1 person within the last road meeting wanted no maintenance. 99+% want the road maintained and that is FACT. Paving is where the split occurs and is not part of the "maintaining" issue. So, the county paved a great deal of the road after the last road meeting to reduce maintenance demands. The county will continue to maintain the remaining sections of gravel and annually mow back the encroaching foliage. That routine will continue until the county can no-longer justify the expense in maintaining the gravel. The maintenance costs of the gravel are directly related to the volume of traffic use and the weather. When the volume of traffic increases enough to make maintenance no longer a reasonable option, they will pave the remaining sections to ease the road crews overall maintenance schedule. That's the bottom line scoop on the matter.
The county evidently only has 2 times a year they can now afford to come out and re-grade/push stuff around. If you notice the road is in poor condition at this time and the quicker these conditions occur after grading the longer the road remains in disrepair... eventually the road will be in bad condition longer than it's in good condition and that's about the time the County will drop the hammer and pave the remaining gravel sections.
- Armed citizens provide security of a free State.
The feelings regarding paving on the road are mixed amongst the collective here in Waa Waa. The County views it another way, they will adhere to the general wishes of the local community to a point. The point is based on feasibility with regard to how much money and human resource it consumes to maintain this gravel road. No-one except for 1 person within the last road meeting wanted no maintenance. 99+% want the road maintained and that is FACT. Paving is where the split occurs and is not part of the "maintaining" issue. So, the county paved a great deal of the road after the last road meeting to reduce maintenance demands. The county will continue to maintain the remaining sections of gravel and annually mow back the encroaching foliage. That routine will continue until the county can no-longer justify the expense in maintaining the gravel. The maintenance costs of the gravel are directly related to the volume of traffic use and the weather. When the volume of traffic increases enough to make maintenance no longer a reasonable option, they will pave the remaining sections to ease the road crews overall maintenance schedule. That's the bottom line scoop on the matter.
The county evidently only has 2 times a year they can now afford to come out and re-grade/push stuff around. If you notice the road is in poor condition at this time and the quicker these conditions occur after grading the longer the road remains in disrepair... eventually the road will be in bad condition longer than it's in good condition and that's about the time the County will drop the hammer and pave the remaining gravel sections.
- Armed citizens provide security of a free State.