A Joshua Tree resident told us that Monday morning March 18th a county road crew placed signs on paved sections of Conejo Avenue and Alta Vista drive in his Joshua Tree neighborhood announcing that the road is “not maintained” and that “San Bernardino County is not responsible for any loss or injury resulting from its use”. The resident said that the county has been cleaning up storm debris on the road for the more than twenty years that he has lived in the neighborhood. We asked the County Department of Works why the signs have been posted now. Spokesperson Roni Edis told us via email that: “The Department of Public Works has been updating its road records and have identified some discrepancies on limits on some roads. Although these two road sections are paved, these two road limits were found to not officially be contained in the County Maintained Road System and do not appear to have dedicated road right of way.”
There is an official process to add a road into the County Maintained Road System. The owners of adjacent properties have to officially dedicate the road to county use, and the Board of Supervisors has to approve the dedication. The DPW will work with homeowners on this process. Residents can contact the Operations Division of the DPW for help in starting the process at 909-387-8040.
NON-MAINTAINED ROADS IN JOSHUA TREE
