RINGGOLD, Ga. — Catoosa County officials took steps Tuesday toward resolving two problems brought before the commission by angry residents.

But residents on Allen Drive and Smith-Templeton Road made it clear the work is not finished.

During their meeting Tuesday, commissioners voted unanimously to approve a 50-year agreement with Walker County, allowing Catoosa to maintain all of Smith-Templeton Road.

Residents of Smith-Templeton had raised concerns that 500 feet of the gravel road in Walker County were in poor condition and that a neighbor had posted “Private Drive” signs.

Under the agreement, Catoosa County would be required to keep the road driveable but would have to improve it.

The agreement will be sent Tuesday to Walker County Commissioner Bebe Heiskell. County Attorney Chad Young said he “felt comfortable” that Mrs. Heiskell would accept the agreement.

Tuesday evening, Ms. Heiskell said it “shouldn’t take long” to get the agreement back to Catoosa County pending approval by the county attorney.

Commissioners spent the bulk of the meeting discussing solutions to flood damage on Allen Drive that residents blame on a subdivision called The Pointe that’s located on the uphill end of the street.

County Manager Mike Helton described tentative plans for the street, also called “Alan” Drive.

Plans call for improved drains up the slope to the subdivision and for construction of a ditch and pipe behind the houses on the north side of Allen to help drain The Pointe’s water retention pond.

The plans also call for re-opening an old storm drain and adding other drains on side streets around Allen as well as building another retention pond close to Pine Grove Road and a trench drain across Allen.

The county and developers will negotiate who will pay for the improvements, officials said.

“We're not completed, but it's been productive,” Mr. Helton said.

Allen Drive resident Pat Allen said she doubted her neighbors would allow the county to do the work on the ditch and pipe system. She said she would rather the county put more pipes under the road.

“I don't think they're going to let (county crews) touch their property,” she said.