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Residents raise concerns as commissioners table options for minimal-use road; Calamus River erosion noted
Summary
Road foreman and local residents described erosion on the Calamus River cutting toward a county road and presented three options for a contested minimal-use road; the board tabled action pending further information and quotes for sign replacement.
At the Aug. 5 Rock County meeting, Road Foreman Waylon Reynolds and local residents joined commissioners to press road maintenance concerns. Resident Susan Tracy reported that a county road had been disked up, prompting discussion of maintenance and public safety. Local landowner Larry Buell detailed three options for a minimal-use road (the old mail route between the Buell Ranch and the Buell Cabin): close the road, install two cement sills on existing autogates, or take no action. The board did not decide and tabled the matter for a future meeting.
Buell also reported that the Calamus River is eroding near the county road between 442 and 443 Avenue and is nearly cutting into the roadway. Commissioners discussed the erosion and requested quotes for replacement of county-owned beef signs that were damaged; Buell said he will obtain quotes for replacement.
The transcript records that the board received these reports and temporarily postponed any formal decision on the minimal-use road. No formal motion to alter the road was recorded; the matter remains under consideration pending further information and estimates.
