Times Publishing Group has heard from several Aptos residents nominating county roads that need attention by our public works team in light of the grand jury report in June.
Saint Andrews
Mary Lacerte shared photos taken at 260 Rio Del Mar Boulevard. “Thank you for shining a light on this,” she wrote.
Denise Ward wrote, “Too many horrible roads to choose just one!” but she sent along a photo of Saint Andrews.
Shane Bell wrote, “Sumner Ave hasn’t been paved for 25 years.”
Steve Gregori wrote: “This is the condition of the pavement in the street in the middle of the 400 block of Monterey Drive, specifically in the 446/449 Monterey Drive area. Please consider replacing this street, as it’s become not much more than a dusty, gravel road!”
Rylee Frazier wrote about another concern: “Last year, the county finally came in and replaced many roads in Seacliff neighborhoods, which we are so grateful for, but it seems like a narrow solution. Those roads get a lot of traction from people trying to bypass highway traffic. We were hoping for speed bumps, similar to the ones just put in on Beach Drive. If drivers aren’t stopped from this behavior, we should expect to see the roads deteriorate quickly again.”
Sumner Avenue
Frazier added, “While I don’t have quantitative data, my qualitative observation is that many more new young families are moving into this area, and our kids are at risk of injury. People speed down Mar Vista and Seacliff regularly. Individuals have put up many, many slow down signs, but they are simply ignored. What do we as a community need to do to prioritize speed bumps or something to address these safety issues? We cannot safely walk these streets in that stretch. Thank you so much for any guidance or info here.”
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To read the grand jury report, see www.santacruzcountyca.gov/Portals/0/County/GrandJury/GJ2024_final/2024-1_Roads_Report.pdf