ScubaLdy
I wholeheartedly agree that it would be in the best interests of all residents for the town to repair and maintain the roads already built and designated as roads. And likewise the many people who already live on these roads/streets should be able to get to their homes without wading through nasty muddy waters. It was only a few short years ago that cycling down Front Street after a heavy rain was like trying to ski through a mogul field because the pot holes were so bad.

I remember just how many expats here on teh island could be heard lamenting that with the roads being paved with cobblestones, San Pedro would lose its charm and the packed sand (mud) roads of yesteryear would be sorely missed by tourists.

I'll admit that I didn't want to see the roads paved, but once they were done I couldn't deny what a tremendous improvement it was and how much better the drainage was after a heavy rain.

I have no doubt the Town Council would love nothing more than to be able to repair and maintain all roads, and if that meant having the necessary funds to pave all of them, then all the better. As a property owner in San Pedro, I would gladly pay higher property taxes if it meant that the Town Council could pave more town roads. By the same token, I would be in favor of paying an additional $.10 tax per gallon of gas if the funds would be set aside for road repairs and improvement. Those are only my opinions.

For that matter, I would love to see more developers and property owners step up to the plate and give back to the community by either donating funds to the Town Council, or helping to formulate solutions for the improvement and maintenance of existing roads.

Would you as a property owner be willing to pay $500BZ more per year in property taxes if those funds were specifically earmarked for the town to repair and maintain the roads already built and designated as roads? I know I would. Perhaps there is another solution. Or an additional solution. Would you be in favor of a $.10 tax per gallon of gas for funds to be raised for road repairs and paving? (With proper oversight, which is no small task.) I am all for engaging in dialog that leads to a solution for the many people who live on roads/streets that flood after every heavy rain.

I am sure you would agree that the answer does not lie in accepting the current road conditions as being an acceptable status quo.

Live the life less ordinary.