02-06-2015, 07:21 AM
[A hanai nephew is asking neighbors to hui some funds for back hoe work on Rd D from 5 to 3 as nothing has been done what so ever in 3 half years,even though from Rd 1 to Rd 3 on D has consistently received load after load of gravel and grading in the same time slot.]
I had hoped to stay out of the fray but I will respond to this. I maintain Road D between 1 and 3. I do it voluntarily and much of the gravel and other fill materials come out of my pocket. I do beg HARC on bended knees, on occasion, for more gravel as it's hell on my equipment to try and retrieve gravel from the edges and besides there simply isn't much there. Ironically that section hasn't received as much money from HARC because it generally looks so much better that they assume it's not needed. Much of lower Road D has thick piles of gravel on the edges that is never retrieved because it rarely ever gets graded. Neighbors do occasionally stop and give me a few dollars when they see me working. Thank you folks. I put that money in a fund and bring up trailer loads of gravel when I have enough. My bobcat used to be for my work but nowadays it's almost exclusively used on the roads. New tires last year cost me $1200. The year before a major drive line repair cost me $2200. Add to that gravel and fuel and I feel like I am doing my part to contribute to the roads.I am not a member of HARC however because I don't pay road dues. I quit going to meetings some years ago when they became slugfests. I figured if you want to get it done, you gotta do it yourself.
The only reason that I'm in favor of mandatory road fees is because I don't see how else we're ever going to get others to participate.
I had hoped to stay out of the fray but I will respond to this. I maintain Road D between 1 and 3. I do it voluntarily and much of the gravel and other fill materials come out of my pocket. I do beg HARC on bended knees, on occasion, for more gravel as it's hell on my equipment to try and retrieve gravel from the edges and besides there simply isn't much there. Ironically that section hasn't received as much money from HARC because it generally looks so much better that they assume it's not needed. Much of lower Road D has thick piles of gravel on the edges that is never retrieved because it rarely ever gets graded. Neighbors do occasionally stop and give me a few dollars when they see me working. Thank you folks. I put that money in a fund and bring up trailer loads of gravel when I have enough. My bobcat used to be for my work but nowadays it's almost exclusively used on the roads. New tires last year cost me $1200. The year before a major drive line repair cost me $2200. Add to that gravel and fuel and I feel like I am doing my part to contribute to the roads.I am not a member of HARC however because I don't pay road dues. I quit going to meetings some years ago when they became slugfests. I figured if you want to get it done, you gotta do it yourself.
The only reason that I'm in favor of mandatory road fees is because I don't see how else we're ever going to get others to participate.