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Ronald Reneaar a county resident of SR 2102 Tobacco Road
said he and his neighbors felt they were being left out of any
prospects of receiving road improvements. He said his road was on
the Iredell and Yadkin County boundary line. Renegar said he felt
the residents were receiving taxation without representation. He
said this section of the county was composed of small dirt roads
and when farm crops were ready for the market the area became "a
total mess."
Alma Haynes: Advised she also lived on Tobacco Road. Lives
on a farm that has been in the family for over 100 years. The road
is very bumpy when dry. She related that when calls are made to
the DOT for gravel that sand is brought. This does not provide any
relief. She and her neighbors want the road paved.
Jim Rand: Advised that Tobacco Road was on the rural paving
list with a priority number of 27. If the 97-98 program is
completed as presented (priority Bs 1-10) this road will be /17.
Rand said there are eight homes on the road and two businesses.
It's categorized as a school bus route, and it is a connector road
between two existing paved roads. Adding all of these points
together there are still 26 other roads that are busier -- higher
density -- higher traffic count, ahead of Tobacco Road for paving.
Commissioner Boone asked how the department determined whether
to use sand or gravel for road maintenance. Rand said both
materials were used. He said his department would investigate and
if the worse parts of the road needed gravel it would be used.
There are some sand pits available at the north end of the county
and these are very accessible. Sand is used as much as possible --
it's more economical. Rand said his office would investigate the
condition of the road and see that it is in solid condition.
J.P. Haynes: Advised he lived on Reneger Road; however, he
traveled more on Tobacco Road because it was the connecting road
for Highway 21. Also, stated the road was in poor condition.
Mentioned he had called DOT about 19 months ago with a request to
maintain trees growing in the power lines -- on the right-of-way.
DOT said they would remove them. Nothing happened. They were
called again. Finally, after "going to some superiors over the
local DOT" some maintenance was done. Complained about poor
maintenance of roads north of Harmony. Haynes claimed he knew of
a road that DOT paved about a year ago that did not have any
residents. Mr. Haynes said Tobacco Road was dangerous since there
were farm vehicles/equipment and school buses traveling on it.
Jim Rand: Advised he would investigate the complaints. He
did mention that for about two months the DOT road crews (Iredell)
were in Raleigh cleaning up after Hurricane Fran. He said, "The
office got behind in its work, but it sounds like work on Tobacco
Road would be a good place to start."
Chairman Haire adjourned the public hearing.
MOTION by Chairman Haire to concur with the 1997-98 Secondary
Road Improvement Program as presented by the North Carolina
Department of Transportation.
Commissioner Boone asked the manager to clarify Iredell
County's involvement with the State's program. Mr. Mashburn said
the North Carolina DOT established the road paving priority list.
If the County has a question about the paving of a road DOT will
investigate the situation. However, the DOT rates the roads and
determines the priority ranking. There is not much the County can
do about the rankings.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.