SPRING VALLEY, Calif. — Drivers in Spring Valley say they are fed up with dodging deep potholes in the La Presa neighborhood. They say they reported the potholes on Saint George Street to San Diego County several times but feel like they're being ignored.
While Working for You, CBS 8 drove Saint George Street between Gillespie Drive and Leland Street to see what it was like and felt deep potholes. CBS 8 also reached out to county officials regarding maintenance and learned it is a private road and therefore not required to be maintained by San Diego County employees.
But neighbors CBS 8 spoke with have safety concerns.
“A lot of people try to avoid the potholes and oncoming traffic and it gets very dangerous,” said Manny Barron, a Spring Valley driver.
Residents are not just concerned about their cars.
“They are dangerous for children. There is a school right there,” said Spring Valley driver Reuben Flores.
The street is used as a short cut around Jamacha Street, some said.
Alex Acosta reached out to CBS 8 for help. He said he did report the potholes through the county's Tell Us Now app, but was unsuccessful in getting the help he needed.
“I called the county once to have them repaired and nothing happened and called again and nothing happened and then I found you and here we are,” said Acosta.
CBS 8 started contacting the county about this issue on Monday and a spokesperson didn't respond until after 3pm on Tuesday, reporting that the 8900 block of Saint George Street is privately maintained.
“The ownership and maintenance of all private roads is the responsibility of the road’s adjacent private property owner/s," the county's statement read.
The county says the public can access an online map that shows what roads are maintained by the county but it doesn’t say who owns the private roads.
“It sounds like a bureaucratic nightmare because someone needs to fix it,” said Acosta.
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