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Resident urges repairs to recently built Honey Circle Road; supervisors direct staff to follow up
Summary
A Honey Circle Road resident told supervisors the newly constructed road fails to meet the specified 24‑foot width and has unresolved drainage problems and debris in ditches; supervisors said the county’s road staff would be notified to investigate.
A resident at 18489 Honey Circle Road addressed the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors during the public comment period to report multiple defects on a newly constructed road and to request county action.
The speaker said the road was built a year ago but has not met the promised standards. The resident reported the traveled way is only about 20 feet wide, not the 24 feet the community was told would be provided, and said loose material had been pushed to the road edges, removing the crown so water runs on the roadway instead of into roadside ditches. The resident described a drainage problem that channels water down a steep hill into the resident’s driveway, producing a one‑foot‑wide, deep rut across the driveway. The speaker also said trees and debris remain in the ditch and that multiple driveways on the road have similar but lesser problems.
When asked by supervisors about details (such as which side of the road and the location relative to the hill), the resident clarified the location as the south side of the road and described the drainage path. County staff referenced their road management team — naming Craig Jensen and Tom Schneckloff — and said they would relay the complaint and make sure the road crew sees and addresses the problems.
The board did not take formal action during the meeting but directed staff to pass the complaint to the road department for inspection and remediation where appropriate.
