A local city and county are at odds when it comes to paving a local road and residents are fed up and ready to see some action.
Residents who live on and around Orange Grove Avenue in Port Richey are sick and tired of the uneven, barely patched, pot hole ridden roads.
“We just know how to dodge the holes,” said area resident Gary Oakley.
The road is owned by the county but the city is determined to get it paved and has offered to pay half of the $40,000 cost.
“The basic situation here is the road is falling apart,” said Port Richey City Manager Tom O’Neill.
"We’ve had three tires blow-out," said resident Danielle Napolitano. "Tons of pot holes my kids have fell riding their bikes."
The city has asked the county to pitch in half of the cost to get it paved but it recently voted against it stating it has an ordinance that says work on local roads must be paid by residents.
"The total budget for the entire city is a little less than 11 million dollars, the total budget for the county is 1.2 billion," said O’Neil. "One would think that they could find a way to fund half of this project."
However Commissioner Pat Mulieri said it comes down to the rules and fairness.
“I ride around and I see so many people who would like their roads done, and roads that have a lot of traffic on them that are considered local roads, and we’re not doing it for them," Mulieri said.
The commission has offered to assess the residents or give the city the road but the city of Port Richey still hopes the county will reconsider.
“If you’ve got access that’s impeded by pot holes and a road falling apart, that’s a public safety issue,” said O’Neill.
As for the residents, they just want something done soon.
“You can see the patch jobs that they’ve done its terrible, I mean instead of wasting all that money why not just re-do it,” said Shelly Iorio.