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Extracted from Consolidated Report
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Lake County Grand Jury
• 2006-2007
County Road Repair Reason for Investigation:OVERSIGHT Background:The Public Works Director was asked if the 6% of the
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Findings 4 findings
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Road budget was $6,200,000 for the year 2004-2005. This year’s budget is $9,800,000.
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The Board of Supervisors allocated $1,000,000 of the General County Fund to the Road Division.
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The public Works Department anticipates receiving $400,000 in “guaranteed” funding from the Federal Transportation Program, however, these federal funds ARE NOT eligible to be used for our road maintenance but targeted for only new construction.
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Employees should be provided proper training on operating heavy equipment that they use in their work. Summary:County roads’ chip sealing costs $20,000 per mile. An insufficient maintenance fund for the last 30 years has resulted in a maintenance backlog that amounts to approximately 12 million dollars.
Recommendations 5
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R1Page 51Charge new housing developments a fee due to heavy equipment breaking up roads.
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R2Page 51Charge disposal trucks up to $5.00 a ton for their trucks per month for the damages done to the roads.
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R3Page 51By consensus and data Lake County roads are the worst in CA. We earnestly recommend public works seek all available resources to remedy this problem. RESPONSE REQUESTED: http://www.co.lake.ca.us/generalinformation/grandjury/report0506/countyroadrepair.html (1 of 2)4/17/2007 3:03:02 PM County of Lake - 2005/2006 Grand Jury Report -Grand Jury Selection Lake County Board of Supervisors & Public Works Department. http://www.co.lake.ca.us/generalinformation/grandjury/report0506/countyroadrepair.html (2 of 2)4/17/2007 3:03:02 PM County of Lake - 2005/2006 Grand Jury Report -Grand Jury Selection 2005/2006 Grand Jury Report COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & CODE VIOLATION Reason for Investigation:OVERSIGHT
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R4Page 52A 146 single-family residence development in Hidden Valley has been proposed. This is in addition to the long-proposed equestrian project.
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R5Page 53A 92 “estate home” development has been proposed on a 50-acre parcel – currently a walnut orchard on the Buckingham peninsula. The total of the above proposed units is 2204 in the county area, or cities, where projects border county jurisdiction. The Institute of Transportation Engineers’ general estimate is for residents to take ten automobile trips per unit daily. A traffic study of the proposed Buckingham project estimates current auto flow on Westlake Dr. – project access road – at 426 per day. The study found this will increase to 980 on project completion. It should be noted that ingress and egress to the Buckingham peninsula is limited to two roads – Eastlake and Westlake Drives. It should be further noted that Buckingham is currently under water imposed building moratorium. http://www.co.lake.ca.us/generalinformation/grandjury/report0506/cddcodeviolation.html (1 of 2)4/17/2007 3:03:03 PM County of Lake - 2005/2006 Grand Jury Report -Grand Jury Selection Summary:Development is inevitable in Lake County; it can be planned or allowed to take place piece meal. Lake County and the City of Lakeport are currently preparing a general development plan for the immediate future. Recommendations