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Residents urge Cole County to replace planned chip‑and‑seal on Atelier Drive with asphalt
Summary
At a May 5 Cole County Commission meeting, resident Derek Miles and neighbors opposed a planned chip‑and‑seal treatment for Atelier Drive, arguing 26 years without preservation and visible fatigue cracking warrant an asphalt overlay; county road staff said chip‑seal is a lower‑cost preservation strategy and the item will go to the road board for further review.
Derek Miles, a Beverly Hills Subdivision resident, told commissioners May 5 that his neighborhood was slated for a chip‑and‑seal treatment and asked the county to reconsider and overlay Atelier Drive with asphalt instead. "I'd rather do nothing than to put a chip and seal down," Miles said, citing photos he submitted showing "alligator" or fatigue cracking and arguing a chip treatment could harm property values.
A second resident who said he paid to build the road in 2000 stressed that the pavement had received no preservation treatments…
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