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Residents urge no tax increases and press county for faster road repairs
Summary
At a public comment session, residents urged supervisors not to raise taxes, described hardship on fixed incomes and pressed for more action on dangerous, narrow and washed‑out secondary roads; board members acknowledged the large backlog of unpaved roads but said funding is constrained.
Several residents used the public comment portion of the meeting to press the board on taxes, road safety and local services.
An older resident urged supervisors "not to raise taxes this year," noting that many county residents rely on modest Social Security incomes. The speaker recommended cutting departmental budgets by 10–15% ("Except the jail"), consolidating subscriptions and combining jobs to reduce costs.
Maddie Piery, a Twin Springs High School senior, spoke in support of a county youth camp she called "4 camp," saying it has had a positive impact on her life and helped her complete "over 400 hours of community service." Piery told supervisors the experience taught leadership and teamwork and that she was grateful for the county’s support of youth programming.
Clayton Williams, a resident of Ali Valley, described hazardous conditions on Red Holler Drive — fallen rocks, narrow curves and limited sight lines — and recounted hearing an engineer say it might take $4 million to fully stabilize the bluff and restore the route. He asked the board to prioritize safety fixes on that section and other narrow secondary roads used by residents and log trucks.
Supervisors thanked speakers and said staff would follow up on specific work orders and assessments. The meeting record shows supervisors asked the transportation residency office to supply prior assessments and said some projects require costly stabilization or permitting work before crews can restore access.
