The road rage in the Bellamy Villas over what residents are calling a poor resurfacing job, has been resolved as far as the District is concerned. For a little history, click HERE
Rainey Construction sent workers to Eaglemont Road in the Bellamy Villas in the Village of Ashland on Monday morning to hot tar and roll a patch of the road that was left damaged and unfinished during the recent repaving. The section of road under repair was driven over by residents and landscapers before the proper curing took effect, thus leaving the tar wet and torn up from tire treads, according to the District.
Sam Wartinbee, District Property Manager, said the problem was with the way people were driving over the freshly laid patch of blacktop.
“Residents were told to keep their tires constantly moving and not to come to a complete stop on that patch until it had time to cure,” Wartinbee said. “As long as residents and company trucks keep moving on the fresh blacktop by keeping the wheels of their cars and carts turning, there should be no further problems.”
The curing process usually takes six months.
Gene Hunches, a resident on Eaglemont Road lives directly in front of the newly tarred patch. He said he is unhappy with the outcome.
“It looks terrible and it doesn’t match the rest of the roads,” he said. He said the rest of the roads in Bellamy Villas should be redone as well so they blend. Hunches also wanted to know why the drainage problem isn’t being corrected.
Wartinbee addressed the issue.
“The Villa roads are inverted,” he said. “There are no curbs or gutters on any of the Villa roads anywhere in The Villages. The roads have 1/2 inch of vertical fall per 150 horizontal feet of distance, therefore there will always be a bit of ponding in the roads.”
As far as Wartinbee is concerned, “The Villa roads are done and this job is completed.”
Residents don’t agree.
Laurel Krizek who lives in the Villas and began the complaint to have something done still says the roads didn’t need to be redone to begin with. When asked what her plans are now, she said she was considering a petition but “half the people in this neighborhood don’t want to put their names on anything so, I guess we’re done.”
