Neil Webb, Marion County Highway Department’s Assistant Superintendent, walks past a washed-out portion of Sequatchie Mountain Road outside of Jasper in this file photo.JASPER, Tenn. — Some Marion County residents living near South Pittsburg, Tenn., are demanding county administrators address a laundry list of concerns.
Last week, residents of the Jackson Point Road, Old Sewanee Road and Stagecoach Road area approached the Marion County Commission for help.
Resident Sindy Spore pleaded with the commission to help with the “severe” problems the area has been experiencing. She said the area’s roads are in horrible condition and street signs and stop signs have “disappeared.”
Each road has areas with sinkholes, road separation and places where two vehicles cannot pass, Spore said. Logging trucks have caused much of the damage, she said.
“Something desperately needs to be done,” Spore said. “Someone is going to be killed. This is no longer a joke. If you don’t know those roads, somebody is going to be killed because there are no signs.”