The county owns the bridge, the district owns the land under the bridge. Somewhere in public records are the details of the bridge building agreement between the two parties. I care not to look up that information, but certainly it is spelled out in writing as to who is responsible for what, maintenance, repairs, etc. As it is a land erosion problem, it therefor it is a district responsibilty , or so it seems.
Maybe our on line news source could have done a better job in reporting. Stating that the district " could " be asked to pay for repairs once the engineering studies are complete and repair options are weighed might leave some to believe the district might not have to pay. I would have liked to see them investigate the facts of the agreement, and report them. This issue was decided before the bridge was built.
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