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Resident says railroad damaged six miles of Road 31; county says road needs full rebuild
Summary
Resident Bill Barnaby told the commissioners the railroad damaged about six miles of Road 31 and offered to repair it, but the county declined; Public Works Supervisor Don Sanders said the railroad was not fixing the road correctly and that Road 31 needs a full rebuild and is not an immediate priority.
At the June 30 meeting, resident Bill Barnaby complained that railroad work had damaged roughly six miles of Road 31 between Harvest and June Bug and said the railroad had offered free rock and labor to repair the damage. Barnaby asked the board when the road would be fixed and said he had been told the county would not permit the railroad to repair it. "The railroad damaged about six miles of road while working," Barnaby said, and he asked Chairman Hendricks to drive the road "on a rainy day or right after a rain" to see the condition.
Public Works Supervisor Don Sanders told the commissioners he had spoken with the railroad and said the railroad was not fixing the road correctly. Chairman Doug Hendricks said he could not provide a repair date because he is "not the road boss." Sanders described a chronic problem at June Bug where water sits on the road and noted that the road would need to be completely rebuilt; he said it was not a priority at this time.
