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| Debris Removal Underway in Beulah on September 25, 2020 |
Escambia County has multiple private, gated communities with private roads and private infrastructure. As the county begins the process of storm recovery and debris removal--the issue of debris removal from private subdivisions with private roads becomes important.
I have asked if the roads in gated subdivisions like Nature Trail in District 1 can be cleared like the rest of the roads in the county are being cleared. Currently, the answer seems to be no.
But the folks that live in private, gated neighborhoods and on private roads are taxpayers, too. I believe they should be entitled to debris removal after storms just as the rest of us are. It's funded by taxpayers--and they are taxpayers, too.
County Administrator Janice Gilley has sent the below request on behalf of the citizens who live on private roads and in gated neighborhoods. We will see what comes of it. Meanwhile, I have communicated with residents in Nature Trail who are currently paying for the removal of debris from that neighborhood's common areas. It is my understanding that members of the HOA board of Nature Trail have also reached out to county staff to seek assistance. I have been contacted via email by residents of Innerarity Island about this same issue.
Thank you so much for your fast response with this information, Commissioner Bergosh. It's so helpful.
ReplyDeleteHopefully CMR will be sending this out to various media outlets. Maybe it's on the County website? There is a lot of angst about this in the community and people need clear expectations so they can plan. Appreciate you posting it for all your readers.
Is a homeowner's property in a gated subdivision considered private property or just the common area's owned by the HOA - or all of it?
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