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County staff to map culverts, tighten code enforcement and hold an Oct. 12 dumpster day
Summary
Public Works will map culverts and check replacements; staff noted culvert and driveway size limits. County staff described changes allowing hand-delivery of code-enforcement notices and said the board added $250,000 for cleanup and lien work. A community dumpster day was scheduled for Oct. 12.
Steve Williams and other county staff described a pair of infrastructure and code-enforcement initiatives affecting Roosevelt Estates residents.
On drainage and road infrastructure, Steve Williams said crews are mapping and measuring all culverts in the Estates and Resort to identify culverts that need replacement and locations without culverts. Williams gave local standards: "the maximum allowed length for a culvert is 30’ and the maximum width for a driveway is 24’." Public Works crews also reported no ponding during recent storms but noted continued pooling on Quail, which crews are addressing. Staff announced the updated Gila County Roads Atlas is available on the county website to show road locations and jurisdiction.
On code enforcement, Randy Plumier explained procedural changes. Plumier said the prior county attorney would not allow staff to hand-deliver notices of violation, making it difficult to serve some properties; the new Board of Supervisors attorney has permitted hand-delivery to current residents. "Additionally, in the past if a resident put up shade cloth to hide an issue, it was allowed. That has changed and now more residents will be responsible for keeping their areas clean," Plumier said. Supervisor Humphrey added that the county manager worked to budget an additional $250,000 to help with cleanup and lien activities.
Supervisor Humphrey asked residents whether they wanted a community dumpster day and scheduled one for Oct. 12. The meeting did not record a formal vote on these items; staff presented updates and next steps.
Next steps: Public Works will continue culvert mapping and corrective work on known pooling locations; code-enforcement staff will implement the revised notice procedures and the county will allocate the budgeted cleanup funds as directed by county management.
