03/23/2018
For those of you that are new to us, we are a voluntary organization that was established in 2014 to ease the burden of managing Johnson Creek Road access. It is NOT a county maintained road so it is a neighborhood effort to keep it commutable year round.
We collect a monthly fee per property owner that utilizes Johnson Creek Road to access their home/land. The dues are set at $25 a month for properties with building structures and $15 a month for land only. Monies raised pay for fuel, rentals, contract labor to deliver, move gravel, grading, the purchase of culverts & installation, plus other road maintenance. Officers work together with members to draft a budget, account & manage funds collected, coordinate volunteer projects & communicate with members.
2017 was a record year for the Association! We hosted 2 BBQs where we were able to share our annual budget, communicate ideas and discuss plans for upcoming projects. Several weekends were spent by volunteers donating their own equipment & fuel to clear brush and trees in order to widen the road. Grading was also done with volunteer equipment to create turnouts for traffic as well as generate space to push snow. We also created a FaceBook page (find road status & pictures of progress) and setup an email address for the Association. So many more goals were reached to be proud of!
For 2018, funds raised will be used to purchase a plow and obtain a salt/sander for winter. We also need additional gravel & grading in areas of Johnson Creek Road. Given time & the number of volunteers, we hope to create more turnouts and continue to widen the lanes where possible.
Without the help of volunteers & the Association that donate their time and funds, the road would be left to mother nature. It would then be every individual property owner's responsibility to access their property(ies). It is so much easier to work together as a community to share the burden of the main road maintenance to make sure that the fire department, emergency & security vehicles (and even simple things like propane trucks) can arrive safely and timely. Please, if you haven't already done so, we strongly encourage you to pay your dues.
Thank you so much for your time,
Johnson Creek Road Association
[email protected]