West Shore roadwork unraveling
Last summer’s chip-seal roadwork on the West Shore is looking more like a chip project than a seal one.
The sticky oil is becoming exposed because snowplows are scraping off what was meant to be a more permanent fix to residential streets. El Dorado County did chip-seal work on 21 miles worth of roads. For now, sand is being placed on the oil.
Don Spear, with the county’s transportation department, sent a letter to Tahoma area residents about the issue. In part it said, “There apparently is a problem with the emulsion used as a binder for the aggregate. We are in discussions with our material vendor to resolve the situation as soon as weather permits.”
County employees say to fix the mess it could cost $700,000. This will come out of an already depleted roads maintenance fund. Work will occur in late spring.
— Lake Tahoe News staff report
Why is such incompetence acceptable? We need to ask ourselves that question more often and then ask our government the same question. Are you as a taxpayer OK with this? It is the status quo and has been for years and years. Maybe a complete recall IS what we need. The problems in El Dorado County are not going to fix themselves, and it is apparent that the “leadership” has no intention of fixing anything either.
Missed it.
Missed it. Why would they keep using a failed process?
They continue to be incompetent because there is no penalty whatsoever for failure. They can throw away million of our dollars and still get paid. They vote themselves raises while running a deficit. They hire people that they can’t afford. The people they hire break laws, spend recklessly and leave with bonuses after getting fired. And the consequences? Nada.