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Council approves termination of Valley Oaks from county street-maintenance program
Summary
After public comment from a Valley Oaks resident who said the county made spending decisions without HOA input, the council perfected and finally passed bill 25-08230 to remove specified Valley Oaks streets from public maintenance (7-0).
The Jefferson County Council moved to terminate the subdivision street-maintenance agreement with the Valley Oaks HOA (plat 1 and 2) and remove a list of streets from county maintenance in Council District 4. Patrick Stowell spoke during public comment opposing termination and blamed Public Works for prior spending decisions and inadequate materials, arguing residents had been unfairly blamed. The council placed bill 25-08230 on second reading, perfected it and then approved final passage by a recorded vote of 7-0.
Stowell told the council that Valley Oaks had spent thousands repairing potholes and cleaning storm sewers after county patching failed and that the HOA had been willing to contribute to repairs but was not consulted. He asked the council not to single out Valley Oaks; councilors proceeded with the statutory process to remove the listed streets from public maintenance.
What happens next: the ordinance will be recorded as passed and the listed streets will be removed from public maintenance; the council did not discuss returning streets to maintenance in the meeting record.
