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Residents oppose Bear Mountain chip‑seal project, ask for speed signage and better notice
Summary
A Bear Mountain Road resident told the board she opposes the county’s chip‑seal/paving project, arguing it widened the lane, increased traffic speeds and dust, and changed the community’s rural character; she urged speed limit signs, hidden‑driveway warnings, cattle‑guard cleaning and better resident notice. Road staff said chip sealing of the stretch is expected within about a month and the county will pursue signage and enforcement.
Sue Ann Childers told the Grant County Board of Commissioners during public comment that she and other Bear Mountain Road residents oppose the county's chip‑seal/paving work on the one‑mile stretch that serves as an entry to the Gila National Forest. Childers said the work has widened sections of the lane, created lingering dust and increased speeds and traffic, and that residents were not given adequate notice or opportunity to respond.
“We are opposed to the chip‑sealing and paving construction project currently…
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