INVERNESS, Fla. — The back and forth between Citrus County and the City of Inverness on who is responsible for maintaining a neighborhood road has residents even more frustrated than they were on the actual state of the road. 

  • Residents frustrated over state of road
  • Vehicles easily get stuck on Eastwood Street
  • County and City say neither are responsible for road

Eastwood Street in Inverness is a sandy mess and has caused residents, emergency vehicles, and even a Spectrum Bay News 9 vehicle to get stuck. 

"Whenever there's a constant rain it becomes a river. It's all sludge, water, and mud. It's not even a road. It's hard to drive up and down," resident Michael Pierce explained. "There's a lot of people that get stuck down there."

An ambulance got stuck on the road Friday morning after Pierce called 911 for his mother. He said it took an hour for another ambulance to get to his home while the first one was freed from the sand. 

"Nerve-racking and making sure that my mom was okay at the same time. It was just hard to be able to stay positive," he said. 

Residents are asking for something to be done so this doesn't happen again in the future, but the county and city say neither of them are responsible. 

"I know it's been a big headache because they don't want to do anything about it," Pierce said. 

In an email, the Citrus County Department of Public Works told us the street "appears to be within the municipal boundary of the City of Inverness. Therefore, the county has no jurisdiction over this road."

On the other hand, the City of Inverness sent us a document from 1970, stating the city is not responsible for the roads in the area where Eastwood Drive is located. 

It's a back and forth that's been going on for years. Residents hope it can be resolved so something like this won't happen again.