Several Cochise County residents used the Sept. 16 public comment period to press the Board of Supervisors for more consistent road grading and maintenance on rural county roads, saying they pay taxes but receive limited services.

Alfred Kern, who said he has been raising the issue for about three years, told the board that his neighborhood receives little or no grading service despite paying taxes and that roads farther south are graded more frequently. “We all pay taxes, but we have no services,” Kern said, and he urged the board to improve grading schedules.

George Adams, a recent transplant who described a 2.5‑mile stretch of Calville Road as “horrible,” described repeated poor wash conditions after rain and inconsistent information from county road staff. Adams said he had raised concerns with the county department in the past and sought clearer communication and more honest answers from staff.

Board members responded that the county is reviewing road maintenance schedules and that work sessions and board meetings are planned to consider adding and deleting roads from the county road maintenance schedule. One supervisor said the board had directed public works to revamp how roads are scheduled for grading and invited residents to attend upcoming publicly noticed meetings to present evidence and request inclusion.

A resident in the audience also offered to loan homemade traffic counters or equipment to assist the county’s assessment; the board encouraged residents to leave contact information with county staff for follow‑up. The board acknowledged limited maintenance resources and connected road maintenance to longer‑term economic development goals that could increase county revenue for infrastructure.

No formal action was taken at the meeting; staff noted that work sessions on road maintenance scheduling were forthcoming and residents were encouraged to attend and present data.