At a recent Board of County Commissioners meeting, residents said bridges on County Road 202 continue to wash out and that promised repairs funded in 2017 have not been completed.
A resident who identified themself in the transcript as Resident 1 said, “it is very disappointing to me as a citizen, as a taxpayer, that this court prolonged this issue for so long.”
Speakers described repeated washouts that force some people to use an alternative entrance on Highway 90, adding travel time. “They have an alternative residency entrance located on Highway 90, which they can access. However, it takes them a long time to get home,” Resident 3 said. Resident 3 also said local officials had agreed previously that the bridges on County Road 202 needed to be lifted and permanently repaired: “Back in 2017, we were delegated funding to, improve our county road bridges... We had agreed that that was 1 of the bridges that needed to be lifted and repaired permanently. Here we are 2025, almost a decade later, and that hasn't been done.”
Speakers also raised downstream water concerns tied to the roadway and a named facility. Resident 3 said water moving downstream is “being infected because we're not able to water our livestock and whatnot,” and referenced the Weisman facility in the discussion of water flow.
The comments in the transcript were presented as public comment; the record contains no motion, vote, or staff direction tied to the County Road 202 remarks. The transcript does reference an earlier allocation of county funding in 2017 intended for bridge improvements but does not document what engineering or procurement steps remain or who is responsible for execution.
Why this matters: speakers said the repeated washouts affect travel times, emergency and daily access for residents who use a secondary entrance on Highway 90, and local livestock watering. The transcript does not indicate that the board voted or directed staff during this meeting to take specific steps.
No timetable, scope, or cost for the repairs was stated in the transcript. The only dates mentioned in the public remarks were a reference to funding delegated in 2017 and an approximate present-year reference to 2025.