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Resident urges Onslow County action after years of unclear maintenance for Maynard Manor roads
Summary
A Hubert resident told commissioners that Maynard Manor streets are inconsistently recorded and currently unmaintained, raising concerns about mail delivery, school bus access and emergency response times.
Tim Boggan, a Hubert resident, told the Onslow County Board of Commissioners during the Feb. 3 public-comment period that roads in the Maynard Manor subdivision are in limbo and need county attention. Boggan said plats filed with the register of deeds include conflicting designations and that “streets are designated as public” in several plats while a street-disclosure statement on the plat also states the streets “are intended to be dedicated for public use but have not been accepted as of this date.”
Boggan told commissioners the original developers are no longer in business and that no homeowners association was ever formed. He said lots of the paperwork shows the streets were intended for public dedication but were never accepted, leaving the roads “private or orphaned” and without routine maintenance.
The resident described several practical consequences he said are already occurring: the U.S. Postal Service has filed to stop mail delivery to some addresses; school buses are only going to a different road, forcing some children to walk up to a mile to reach stops; and “emergency response time is detrimentally reduced” as road conditions worsen. He also cited a possible sewer-line issue running along the road.
Boggan referenced state law when describing the petition process for road acceptance, saying in his remarks that North Carolina General Statute Chapter 136 provides for a right of petition and a process by which a petition to accept a road can be sent to the state transportation department once the board of commissioners accepts the petition into the minutes. He said the subdivision has about 124 residents and estimated that would equate to roughly 93 residents needed under the petition rule he cited.
Boggan asked the board to clarify who is accountable for maintenance and to consider steps toward formal acceptance or other remedies to restore services and emergency access.
The board did not take action during the public-comment period. Following Boggan’s remarks, the meeting proceeded to previously scheduled agenda items.
