With little money available in county coffers, residents in an Indiana subdivision are hoping to create a special assessment district that will allow them to personally pay for road maintenance.
"$11,500. That's the eye-popping price Northville Township resident David Nelsen and a large group of neighbors may each pay to upgrade roads in their subdivision. Funny thing is, most aren't complaining."
"Homeowners in the Shadbrook subdivision and Edenderry Hills are lobbying to create a special assessment district in hopes of repairing roughly 15 county roads."
"'We are not happy that Wayne County isn't going to do it, but they tell us they have no money,' said Nelsen, 73, president of the Shadbrook Property Owners Association. 'That's the same thing I've been hearing since the 25 years I lived here. So we have to put up the money to protect our property values.'"
FULL STORY: Subdivision residents want to pay to fill potholes
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