Hornbrook resident urges county to fix Popco Road after tire blowout

Woody Wickham, a Hornbrook resident, told the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors during public comment that dangerously poor conditions on Popco Road caused a recent tire blowout and are a persistent hazard for residents and visitors.

Wickham said the road is the only access to his home and described repeated, shallow pothole patches that he says fail shortly after crews repair them. "They come and they throw in one, two, maybe four cold packs of asphalt and they tap it down and they call that good," Wickham said. He told the board he has filed a claim with the county and that staff member Bill Carroll is investigating whether the county will reimburse or replace tires already purchased.

Wickham said the road condition affects more than his vehicle, noting children and grandchildren visit and that drivers cannot reliably avoid deep potholes. He urged the board to take the road repairs seriously and appealed to supervisors to consider how they would respond if the affected resident were a family member.

The comment was made during the public comment period; no board action was taken at that time. The board moved on to the consent agenda after Wickham finished.