VDOT will maintain roads in Lake Jordan subdivision after they’re brought up to code
By Vanessa Remmers, The Progress-Index, Petersburg, Va. | |
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The agreement will provide the needed funds to bring some of the subdivision's roads up to state code, allowing the responsibility of road maintenance to transfer from the development to the state.
Under the settlement, a bond company called
The acceptance of the roads into the state system would be music to the ears of some
"It has had an impact on our homeowner association fees," Brendle said. "The issue for the residents is that without the roads in the state system, you don't have anyone to plow the roads. And the school buses have to go through there."
Peacock said the change will not likely lower homeowner association fees, but does ensure that fees will not increase due to road-related costs.
It took almost two years for
The laundry list of items
"We began to realize that we could not reach into our budget and get the roads into the system," Brendle said. "The county has worked with us and
The agreement has not yet been signed by both parties, but the
Typically, getting roads into the state system does not fall to homeowners associations.
County Attorney
The roads were constructed, and most were taken into the state system. But roads near the development's main entrance off
Due to a developer bankruptcy, the county had to go after the bonds.
"When the developer went bankrupt, we were basically left with no one to turn to to bring the roads into the state system," Brendle said.
Now it seems the years of efforts to get the funds for the road repairs are about to pay off.
"It's been a long time coming. It has been really unfair for the residents. They bought the house with the good faith and understanding that the roads would be put in the system," Dr.
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