on 9/14/2007 6:43 PM John Reber said the following:
willshak wrote:
on 9/14/2007 11:29 AM John Reber said the following:
Our community has approximately 3.2 miles of dirt roads which
over the years, maintenance has consisted of purchasing old road
milling's and spreading them over the road and rolling them in with
a big roller. Now there is a movement afoot to have the roads
paved, which I'm mostly against. In my view it will cause more
speeding through the community and will be hot to walk on or along
in the summer.

Both arguments are weak.
Are these private roads or public roads?
Are these roads within a community that has limited access?
Who is paying for the maintenance and paving of the roads, the
highway department or the residents of the community?
Why would the paved roads invite speeders, unless it is a shortcut
that no one uses now because it's not paved.
Unless your community walks on the road barefoot, the temp of the
road will not matter. I have a lot of people taking their morning
runs along the roads in my community. But they wear running shoes.

It's a private community with limited access maintained by the
residents. I'm not concerned about outsiders speeding through the
community, it's the kids that can't now because the road is too bumpy.

Speed bumps.
I walk down to the beach barefoot all the time as do others. I walk
my dogs on these roads and they don't wear shoes either.

I never saw a dog complain about a hot road. Besides, they should be
walking off the side of the road in case they have to do their business.
Dog trainers teach dog owners how to have their dogs 'heel' on the left
side. When you are walking on a roadway, you should be facing traffic,
therefore your dog would be on your left, near, or beyond the edge of
the roadway (does not apply in the UK, Japan, or other countries where
they drive on the 'wrong' side). :-)





A legitimate complaint I see from those who want it paved, is
the amount of dust generated by traffic on these roads. I'm looking
for alternative solutions that would alleviate the dust problem, but
not involve paving over the roads.

thanks in advance

1. Oil
2. Calcium chloride spread on the roadway. Requires 2 or 3 treatments
a year.


Oil's already been rejected. Calcium chloride sounds interesting.



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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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