Shared by the Trotters.

Jim and Kathy Trotter had a meeting with Eric Snow, the town board chairman and the road crew boss to understand exactly what they’re doing on Trails End Drive .
We found out they really don’t have a plan (what a surprise) but if you look on the map Trails End Dr like every other town road has a service right-of-way for the town road crew to maintain.
They are clearing the road as wide as they can for ease of plowing and better drainage. The actual road will not be wider just the shoulder and ditch. They plan to continue from Martha Lake Road all the way to the end of the town Road, which is at the edge of Foeringer’s and Trotter’s property lines of Lots 6 and 7.
This is the beginning of planned roadwork all around Mercer.
A few pictures of the way it is 3/4/2024 showing how wide they’re cutting. It is a horrible shock and scar.
Seasonal town road load limits were enforced on February 28. We don’t understand how they can drive dump trucks that are clearly heavier than 5 tons loaded with logs on Trails End Dr or Martha Lake Road. That doesn’t make any sense because the laws apply to everyone.
They did get a jumpstart on these road projects because of such a mild winter and now, of course the frost line is thawing out a month early.

The Trotters expressed their displeasure in ruining the ambience, and it fell on deaf ears. These roadwork projects have been on the docket for many years and unfortunately they can just come in and do what they want to do. They don’t have to warn or even talk to the land owners, or even be neighborly. That’s the part that’s upsetting.















Photos provided by Jim Trotter