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I I? ? <br />Mr. Amendola stated that.years aga maintaining a road was a relat.ively <br />simple job in comparison to what it is today.. He said when salt is used <br />on a ma.cadam road the pavement is forced apart causing moisture and mud <br />to surface. When it rains, the mud is washed off and the road gradually <br />drops in elevation. Years ago the EPA allowed the use of drain oil on <br />dirt roads but it is no longer permitted. Calcium must be used, which is <br />the most expensive product: He said regarding maintenance, it would not <br />be a fixed f iguree The current price will be constantly changing. <br />George Goley:=.865'Lander:Rbad.-.asked if a new gravel road, if.it is <br />ma.intained, could withstand the pressure of all of our heavy equipment. <br />Mr. Hovancsek explained the road would.not be a new gravel road. <br />Mr. Go1ey asked if in.order to make the road functional it would have to <br />be rebuilt. <br />Mr. Hovancsek felt that was correct and explained that rebuilding would not <br />be a simple project. <br />Mr. Goley said he feels it is important that the Beech Hill residents are <br />aware that if.a regular maintenance agreement is made they are still not <br />going to have the road that is necessary for them to have. <br />Mr. Hovancsek said the chuckholes will be less frequent and less deep. <br />There would still be a deflection in the pavement base due to traffic and <br />heavy equipment. <br />A resident stated Beech Hill does not have much traffic. <br />Don Gobel, 6830 Seneca, asked if the bridge located where Beech Hill is <br />extended past the south end of Bonnieview north of Wilson Mills will ever <br />be taken out for a road to be put through. <br />Mr. Hovancsek said, as he recalls, some sections of the road are vacated. <br />The only way it coulcl be rededicated would be by the future property owners <br />requesting it to be rededicated and another Council accepting it for dedication. <br />A resident asked what woulcl be done about ditching. <br />Mr. Hovancsek explained as a result of the sub-standard ditching system that <br />was done.additional money for erosion control must be spent. The ditches <br />are now deep enough for a vehicle to have to be towed out. <br />Mr. Amendola said four.houses on the east side of Beech Hill have removed <br />leaves from their ditches which created a pocket from one driveway culvert <br />to another where the water will stand 2- 3 inches deep. Now slag must <br />be put there to raise the water level so it is able to run out.