County road resurfacing project questioned
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The section marked in red shows the section of a proposed resurfacing project on 220th Avenue that came under question at Monday’s meeting of the Ringgold County supervisors.
County engineer Jared Johnson and the Ringgold County supervisors fielded questions related to the potential resurfacing of 220th Avenue north of Mount Ayr.
Jordan Stewart stated he does not agree with resurfacing the road north of Fife’s Grove past the north entrance of Loch Ayr Lake because that section appears to be catering to a city-owned property. He believes the county should resurface the entire road or nothing to keep the dollars fair. He added that the city should pay for at least part of the resurfacing project since the lake is a city-owned property.
Johnson explained that due to the unsafe condition of the current roadway, that section is already being reverted to a gravel surface. The plan would be eventually to chip seal the surface beginning roughly at Kim Greenland’s driveway then north to the north entrance of Loch Ayr. Greenland’s driveway marks the north end of the Mount Ayr city limits.
Ken Robertson questioned the initial thought process on selection of that portion of road to resurface. [Robertson is not the former Mount Ayr city councilman.]
Supervisor Colby Holmes explained that since the lake is public, the county’s thought was that section of roadway is used for boat access to fish and other recreational activities by the general public.
Robertson felt with that logic, the road he lives on, 210th Street south of the lake, should be resurfaced too since lake access also exists on the east side.
Stewart again stated that with an already strained county budget, he does not believe the county should be paying to supplement a recreational activity that the city owns.
Robertson asked what the timeline is and if the resurfacing decision is set in stone.
If followed, Johnson stated, the plan to resurface that section of 220th Avenue would begin in the spring of 2025. But, he added, nothing is set in stone at this point; anything is subject to change.
