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Neighbors urge strong law-enforcement, emergency-service conditions for proposed Naked Creek campground
Summary
Area residents told the commission that narrow roads, blind curves and volunteer emergency-service limits mean the county must require enforceable safety plans before approving a large campground; at least one speaker requested a local law-enforcement substation.
Adjoining property owners and parents asked the Planning Commission to demand enforceable safety conditions if a campground is permitted near Naked Creek, citing narrow, winding roads, blind curves and limited volunteer fire/EMS capacity.
"We will have no sense of familiarity with the transient guest," said neighbor Michael Merica, who asked the county to "implement proactive safety measures" including consideration of a law-enforcement substation near Naked Creek to monitor traffic and ensure public safety. Multiple residents described narrow bridges, blind corners and school-bus routes that they said would be unsafe if hundreds of RVs and trailers regularly used the road network. Several speakers also recounted historical floods that destroyed private bridges and roads, arguing that flood risk should be central to any public-safety review.
Commissioners unanimously tabled the application to allow staff and the applicant to provide additional traffic, emergency-service and infrastructure information at the July 28 work session.
