Temporary Halt To Firewood:

A few years ago the road foreman asked if he could make a turn around on our property for his heavy equipment so he could turn around without going so far down the road.  Since we are the last house on the road - when they plow in the winter it made good sense. Turns out that he opened a turn around without asking me if the site he chose was okay. Regretfully it is where several springs exit to flow down the road and on down the mountain.  

Now they flow and collect where he made the turn around. In the winter the ground is frozen so the grader can not bog down. I asked if the road crew could fix the area. They just added more dirt and messed up the ditch running the opposite direction that allowed the water to run downhill instead of collecting in this newly created area. They were going to put a load of pit run (large river rocks) but they dumped them in the road instead of the area where they are needed. Again without talking to me. 

I had the association president out yesterday to see the mess and he will have some pit run put in the affected area as soon as the new road crew starts. The old road crew left and the association had to hire new people to do our roads. In the meantime I am unable to access the area where the firewood trees are located to finish getting our wood in. The mud is knee deep so ordinary vehicles get stuck if they venture into the area. 

The springs that flow into the area will continue to flow until late summer or fall so unless the area is fixed getting our firewood in is going to present a problem. I need 4 more cords of firewood and being older and slower I'm starting to get concerned. I can cut the trees down but I would have to drag them through the mud to cut them up not a good process.