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By Tiffany Craig Special Assignment Reporter

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Published: Thu, May 29, 2008 - 8:45 pm

Tiffany Craig

The people living in one pothole-riddled subdivision will have to start looking for new ways to get their road fixed.

The bill that would make it legal for the county to do basic maintenance on private dirt roads wasn't signed into law by Governor Bob Riley on Thursday night.

If it's not signed by midnight, it's considered a pocket veto and dies.

The legislation was introduced by Representative Spencer Collier after seeing the problems in the Grand Farms subdivision in Grand Bay.

The potholes are so bad in that area that all basic services have been cut off. The people in the subdivision are fed up and want help one way or another.

Dacey Green says it's just not fair. "We pay taxes just like everybody else. Just because we live down this dirt road, it doesn't mean anything. Just because we're not millionaires, that doesn't mean anything."

Collier plans to ask the Governor what happened to the bill that died "without asking any questions or indicating why he killed it after unanimous House and Senate approval."

Stay tuned to News 5 and wkrg.com for any updates on the Dirt Road Bill.

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Go to road and bridge meeting and stay on them and ask them to get a grant to fix the road I lived on dirt road for 8yrs and we got ours done with out making people who don’t live on dirt road to pay for it. You are not doing it the right way. Use chain of command the news can make somethings worse.

Posted by lawnman on 05/30/08 - 9:26 pm • Report Abuse

we haven’t false reported crap grumpy. If you want to see the video tape of what was told to us you are more then welcome to come see it. The road that is always on the news was suppose to be county maintained but the county messed up and didnt put it in. So please get your facts straight before you say anything about this.

Posted by kjjmbf on 05/30/08 - 7:37 pm • Report Abuse

I agree grumpy. You have a choice as to where you live, private or county maintained road. Seems to me like you would do your homework about an area before moving in. And for the people requesting mules to ride on, do you want those donated too? They are fairly cheap now, as feed is so expensive and people are letting their animals starve to pay for gas. Check out the Lucedale auction if you need one.

There are more than this road that are not county maintained, that the people do exactly what you described-maintain it themselves.

Posted by rmseek1234 on 05/30/08 - 6:05 pm • Report Abuse

this issue of private roads being maintained by the county has been talked to death…
the ambulance company i worked for14 years responds down these roads whenever the’re called ,Seems like a scare tatic and false reporting of facts to the public .
if these people want improvements let them organize and PAY to have the roads maintained! them let them stop the kids from tearing them up with their 4 wheelers and jacked up trucks! spinning their tires They knew that the road was unpaved when they moved in there. and that it was a private road !

Posted by grumpy on 05/30/08 - 5:43 pm • Report Abuse

hey timmy is my brother in law i will when i see him again. that is what i am planning on doing with the road just do up to my dive way and if the rest of the people want to get it done they can contact me and i will find out how much each person will have to pay for there side of the road. i will tell him and thats for the help

Posted by kjjmbf on 05/30/08 - 3:43 pm • Report Abuse

kjjmbf, another option you could think about, if enough people want to fix the road on your end, just have them grade and gravel it up to your driveway(s). I mean if you can come up with the funds. Another option, which rarely works, due to the type of participants is to start a “homeowners association” and appoint a trusted individual(s), to be over the money, and allocating the funds to the needed repairs. But all of this assumes neighbors that will stick together, and pay the necessary dues, monthly or bimonthly on time. On another note, tell the Sanders and Timothy Maples, Darrell said hello, all the way from Canada. And while you at it, ask Timothy how he got that big scar near his eye. I think it’s his left, then he’ll know exactly who you talking about. LMAO

Posted by DEW26M on 05/30/08 - 3:39 pm • Report Abuse

I cant blame them for not building a home here. Gail is my nieghbor. I just want to have the road graded. jut what P me off is what happened. we tried to get this done but no luck. but now we have to pay for it our selves and if any one knows of some one that has the equipment to fix our road get there number and email me at . I am looking for some one that will do it. i am going to get this road fix and there are 7 other peple that said they would help pay what they can. from tim maples home to the main road. I know there are some peopl that cant afford to much but may be we can all come together and pitch in what is left. so we need help and i any one can think of any one that can help please email me as soon as possible. thanks

Posted by kjjmbf on 05/30/08 - 3:28 pm • Report Abuse

OOPS, Rochell was in the previous video, in this one i seen her Mom, Gail Sanders. I remember loving that area, but my mom and dad said they would never build a home there due to the road conditions!

Posted by DEW26M on 05/30/08 - 3:18 pm • Report Abuse

kjjmbf, i feel your pain, me and my family lived on Grand Farms road WAY before it became the subdivision it is now. I can personally tell you from 1983 to 1989 it was just as bad if not worse than it is now. I remember as a kid, hiding in the potholes and throwing mudpies at my friend Timothy Maples. I went back to that neighborhood about a year ago, and the only thing changed was the addition of about 200 homes. THE ROAD REMAINS UNCHANGED. My parents NEVER had company because no one wanted to drive down the road with 4 foot holes in it. When it rained, it turned into a muddy river. I can remember me and the girl in the video, Rochell Sanders riding a canoe through Mr Mosley’s aka “Twinkle Toes” front yard.

Posted by DEW26M on 05/30/08 - 3:12 pm • Report Abuse

Just curious-how it is determined whether your road is a county maintained one or private one? I lived on a dirt road for years, that was county maintained, but also know plenty of people who live on “private” dirt roads. They get together and keep it up themselves with a box blade, etc. How does living on a private road affect homeowners insurance, etc? Just wondering. PS-my road is now paved, and sometimes I long for the days of it being dirt, instead of a paved drag way. Our area has also grown astronomically, which is not always a good thing if you like quiet country living.

Posted by rmseek1234 on 05/30/08 - 2:44 pm • Report Abuse