SAND SPRINGS, Okla. — A Sand Springs family said there are too many large potholes all along their street.
They're tired of avoiding them and potentially having an accident.
Matt Carter lives along North Sioux and said he's been dealing with potholes ruining his rims for years.
"You can see right here in this small area that the potholes are getting bigger. The edges of the roads have deteriorated away," said Carter.
Carter said that nearly two years ago, the county had a team come out and patch some potholes, but it hasn't maintained them since then.
"School buses coming to pick the kids up, there may be a car left of center coming over a hill and the school had to try and doge that or go into a ditch"," said Carter.
2 News spoke to District 2 Osage County Commissioner Steve Talburt. He said the area was redistricted in 2021, and the road was never county-maintained. Therefore, the homeowners - or the builder of the edition - would be responsible for maintenance.
"It's a lot of money to bring it up to standard." Talburt said. " It's not that they're not important. It's just never been in our maintenance," said Talburt.
Talburt said he's offered in the past for county crews to repair the road if homeowners paid for the materials — as a courtesy. Talburt said ODOT does not provide enough funds for the county to pay for materials and maintain the road.
All Carter wants is a little bit more assistance.
"It would mean a lot to us, but it would mean more to us if they continuously maintained it," said Carter.
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