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Roseburg Oregon, Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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some pretty bad roads, so that’s not going to bother them,� he said. Douglas County Public Works Director Robb Paul maintained Monday that the county has higher priorities and that it’s not unprecedented for damaged roads to remain unrepaired for years.A section of Elkhead Road between Oakland and Yoncalla damaged by a mudslide in 2006 was limited to one lane for four years. That road is more heavily traveled than Rock Creek Road, he said. “We let it sit until we could fix it.� Paul said Rock Creek Road is stable, and motorists have about 20 feet of pavement to drive on through the damaged section. The county’s application for federal disaster funds to repair Rock Creek Road was rejected because the landslide purportedly began on private property.The county is still analyzing the slide to determine where it began. If it can show the slide originated on county land, officials might be able to persuade the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for repairs. The agency has already turned down two requests from the county, but county officials could try again if they can provide evidence the slide originated on public land. The county, which main-
tains more than 1,400 miles of roads, places a higher priority on permanently repairing eight unstable sections of Lookingglass Road. According to the county, Lookingglass Road has 10 times as much traffic as Rock Creek Road. Paul said the repairs, estimated to cost $1 million for one particularly troublesome stretch, have not been possible because of declining federal timber safety net payments. Engler and others have urged county commissioners to take some of the $80 million in a public works reserve fund to repair Rock Creek Road. Commissioner Doug Robertson has said the county needs to be careful with the reserve fund because it was built up over many years in case Congress ended the payments. Oregon federal lawmakers say they hope payments will continue, but they say counties probably will receive less than in the past. Engler said she and her neighbors, including Jim Hall, plan to continue applying pressure to the county until the repairs are made. “They’re not going to get to it this year, but hopefully they’ll do it next year,� Hall said.
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adding volunteers. During the meeting, board President Dale Stutzman pushed Heyer to describe exactly what he wanted an independent review to accomplish. Stutzman told Heyer he was purposely painting the board in a bad light. Initially, as members of the audience chimed in with questions or comments outside of the time designated for public comments, Stutzman banged his gavel and declared the speaker out of order. One man stormed out of the meeting while others muttered. Stutzman relented and opened the floor to comments about the independent review. Justice said he had “never been treated so rudely� and criticized the board for failing to get along. Taylor said, “Dale, you are a friend, but I feel you stonewalled (Heyer.)� After the meeting, Stutzman said he appreciated the public’s input but admitted it was a frustrating time. “The district, like all special districts, is in a financial crunch. In these times, people get pretty opinionated and get their hackles up,� Stutzman said. The board decided to talk more about an independent review during a special work session Nov. 16.
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