One of the biggest issues facing city leaders in Odenville today is the condition of many roads throughout the town.Several residents who live on Henderson Road attended Monday’s council meeting looking for answers and wanting to know when their road would be resurfaced.
Butch Berkshire said he was not trying to stir up trouble but something “needs to be done.”
“If you go 10 miles per hour, you could knock the front end of your vehicle out of line,” Berkshire said. “The way the road has been patched in the past is not working. The road needs to be widened.”
Berkshire moved to Odenville in December 2006 but there were residents at the council meeting who have lived on Henderson Road for six to eight years and said the road has always been in this shape.
Mayor Rodney “Buck” Christian said Henderson Road is not unique to any other roads in Odenville.
“I’ll be the first to say we have a lot of catching up to do,” Christian said. “We should have an agreement with the county in about two weeks to tar and gravel to the entrance of your subdivision. Right now, we cannot afford to pave all of Henderson Road.”
Berkshire said he would take Christian and the council at their word.
“If not, we will be back,” he said.
Two roads the town is currently working out an agreement with the county road department on are Old Margaret Road and Old Springville Road.
Christian said the county could start within the next two weeks. Odenville will pay $200,000 while the county’s part is $300,000 and the Town of Margaret’s portion is $50,000.
“This will be paid for out of the bond money we are in the process of securing,” Christian said. “We do have some paving issues.”
A decision to pave Crocker Road was tabled until the council had a chance to discuss it in a work session.
In another matter, Chris Delawder said he was having problems with dogs and wanted to know why the town did not have a leash law.
Christian said they were unable to afford an animal control officer.
Delawder lives on Glenemere Street off Isbell Road. He said people should be responsible for their animals.
“I have little kittens and they can’t go outside because of some pit bulls,” Delawder said. “They are also tearing up my property. I am here tonight to go through the proper channels.”
Christian told Delawder if he experienced any more problems to go through the Odenville Police Department.
