HomeMy WebLinkAboutjharrisonJan Harrison
7765 Citrus Ave.
Oroville, Ca. 95966
530-533-1171
December 7, 2010
Bill Connelly
Supervisor Butte County District One
52$0 Lower Wyandotte Rd.
Oroville, Ca. 95966
Re: Repair of Citrus Ave. between Daly and Craig
Supervisor Connelly,
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Please find enclosed, photos of the above road, copies of previous letters written
regarding this road, and information regarding Mountain Lions. I am writing once
again to request some sort of pavement on this road. This is a 1/~ mile gravel road with 7
residences. Over 25 years ago we were promised, by then supervisor Hack McInturf,
that our road would be paved within 5 years. As you can see this remains undone.
For all of these years we have had school buses on this road. Usually 2 ea. morning and
then 2 Ea. eve. At times there has been a kindergarten and special needs bus as well.
The road floods over a bit every winter, but is does remain navigatable. Two years ago
after the road was 'cautioned' due to flooding the buses began turning around at the top
of the hill and began going around, out of their way, to avoid our road. This continued
until about a month ago when I see the buses are now coming down this road again. I
believe this is quicker and less trouble for the drivers.
I also suspect the the arrival of mountain lions to our area may have precipitated this
change. I myself have seen two mountain lions in the berry bushes along the road where
children were wallcing down the road to the bus stop.
These lions were seen by two of us about $:10 in the morning just about 20 minutes after
the children were picked up at the end of the road. The children had been walking
within 10 feet of where the lions were seen. There have been two such sightings by
myself.
I called the school the after the f rst sighting, so they could notify parents and I called
the Dept of Fish and Game. The wildlife professionals told me that this is lion area due
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to the water and small animal life that inhabit this area. They sent me the enclosed
"living with Ca. Mountain Lions" information.
Please, we have waited long enough for a decent road. This road is mess in the winter
and the dust is awful in the summer.
Of the residents on this road several have moved and been replaced by others. Two have
now passed away. One of the deceased was my husband, who suffered from lung
cancer. While the dust on the road did not cause the lung cancer it did impair his ability
to go outside in the summer and requiared him to wear a mask.
With the return of the school buses I am once again asking for improvement of this road.
It's been long enough to put it in the budget. We on this road, pay taxes just like those
on other rural roads. I often see road improvement on roads with less population.
I am thanking you in advance and expect to hear from you soon.
fan Harrison
7765 Citrus Ave.
Oroville, Ca. 95966
530-533-1171
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Dept of Public Works
Steve Lambert Dist . 4
Kim Yamaguchi Dist. 5
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Jan Harrison
7765 Ctirus Ave.
Oroville, Ca. 95966
530 533-1171
Sept 22, 2009
Bill Connelly
Supervisor Butte County District One
25 County Center Drive
Oroville, Ca. 95965
Supervisor Connelly,
Please find enclosed a copy of a letter I wrote to the board members in 2003. This letter describes a
road situation that should have been taken care of many years ago. Here it is six years later and
nothing has been done.
Through the past 20 years I have spoken many times to the road dept. and my Supervisor. They have
told me that there were no buses on that road and that the buses turn around somewhere to avoid my
road. Well, the buses are still on my road every morning and each afternoon. The road is still a dirty
mess in the winter and ist isdifficult for the bus drivers to navigate.
I don't know haw much a chip and seal costs and I am aware that money is tight. I do believe that this
problem should be addressed in some way. I have never received any comment from the board of
supervisors regarding my lettez: I have received many unkept promises from each of the successive
representativesofDlst 1.
I have enclosed photos of the road in question. I have spoken to the road dept. about the excessive
growth of trees and weeds on the road that rubon the buses as they go down the road. I have been
assured that ow new road person will contact me.
Thanking ou for your expected reply,
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an Harrison
7765 Citrus Ave.
Oroville, Ca. 95966
530-533-1171
July 14, 2003
Mx. Robert Beeler, District One
Supervisor Butte County
1230 High Street
Qroville Ca. 959b5
Dear Supervisor Beeler,
have 'ust learned that my road is not to be paved. It is a 1/2 mile long piece
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of Citrus, between Craig Ave. and Daly Ave• iWheWOU~a ~~ pawed as well.
construction signs, I assumedne assumes, I am told. Tasked one of the
That is what happens when ° su rise he
workmen about this small piece of road thi You hang all of the men and
said, "No paving of that road at this trme
e ui ment there already. It would be logical to pave that piece as well.
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at ou may not know is that on that'/2 mile piece of Cxable toecontact,Ve
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disabled residents that I know. One °tore he b cameboo sick to work, and he
but my husband offered him a fob bef
said he had been injured and was unable to work. M om un diseasen
that road for 24 ears. He assed awa,„cast +e~ recnlt of constant dirt
Our ro erty is in a basin between the beginning of the foothills and on
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many days, the dirt just hangs over us all.
I truly believe there is a very good case for paving our road and I am
re nesting action on this while the men and equipment are still there.
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Seventeen years ago Supervisor Hack Mac Tnterff p o ~an~ We wa ~e made
would get 1 mile a Year paved' We sent many pe
many promises, we still live in a dust bowl.
You also must know that there are four busloads of school children past my
house during the school year. This is a mess for the buss drivers in the
winter and the dust is very bad in the warm months. We also have one
handicapped buss that picks up a young man across the street, and Merit
Medi Trans comes 3 times per week to pick up a man with kidney failure
who is on dialysis.
We, as a group intend to fight for this road improvement no matter what it
takes. Please and check this out. I spoke to you before that last election
about this. You said you would try to do what ever it takes. i voted for you
based on that.
I called your office two times today and although the woman who answered
the telephone told me, you would call me when you got off the telephone
you did not.
Thank you for reading this, letter I am hoping you can fix this now. Do not
allow the men and equipment to leave without correction this mistake.
Sincerely,
n Harrison
7'165 Citrus Ave.
Qroville Ca. 95966
530-533-5810
CG.
Jane Dolan Dist. 2
Mary Ann Houk Dist. 3
Curt Josiassen Dist. 4
Kim Yamaguchi Dist. 5
Public Works Dept.
Photo by W illiam C,renFell
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