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Residents urge Flathead County to prioritize McManamey Draw for dust abatement
Summary
Several McManamey Draw residents told commissioners the unpaved road produces unhealthy dust and safety hazards, and asked the county to prioritize the road for asphalt millings or other long-term treatment; commissioners said they will run a new traffic count this summer to update the record.
Dozens of residents from McManamey Draw told the Flathead County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 29 that chronic dust and severe potholes are harming health, safety and daily life and urged the county to prioritize the road for dust-abatement treatments.
"It's unhealthy," Mary Gustafson said. "You can't go out... I cannot go out in the summertime because of the... I can't even open my windows because the dust is so bad." Several other residents echoed that account, describing dust that forces them to keep windows closed, interferes with outdoor activity and…
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