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Jefferson County board declines to reclassify Tamarack Avenue amid cost and maintenance concerns
Summary
After a public hearing on May 12, the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors voted to not reclassify Tamarack Avenue from Level B to Level A, citing erosion risk, steep grade and significant upfront and ongoing costs; the board said the decision can be revisited if circumstances change.
Speaker 1 opened a public hearing May 12 on a proposal to reclassify Tamarack Avenue from a Level B county road to Level A and invited staff and contractors to describe the work required.
County staff and road contractors described steep grades, soil erosion and the scope of work needed to bring the road to Level A standard. The county engineer and road foremen said the project would require heavy equipment, ditch and erosion control work and significant rock placement. As Speaker 5 summarized, "It's awful tough to keep that…
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