Commission discusses driveway damage claim

At the St. Francois County Commission meeting Tuesday, the commission discussed a driveway damage claim.

Associate Commissioner Gay Wilkinson said the insurance company denied the claim.

Its on Stormy Lane at Rivers Bend South. There is a driveway that appears to me to be damaged by salts or something that is degrading it. The claim from the resident was that our salt and cinders that were thrown out at the stop sign has caused that or accelerated it to do that.

"He has made a formal claim that we submitted to our insurance company and they found that the county had no liability, that we were not grossly negligent in anything we were doing and denied the claim, said Wilkinson.

The resident, Bryan Larkin, was asking the county to override or disregard the insurance companys decision and repair his driveway.

This started last year and there were just a few spots and I thought I could overlook it. But this year more salt trucks came through and now its really torn up.

"It has eaten the top up pretty good and all Im asking is to have my driveway fixed and nothing more, said Larkin.

County Highway Administrator Wendell Jarvis said they just cant stop throwing salt in that area.

There is an incline and its at a stop sign. If we dont put salt down people will be sliding all over the place when they are trying to take off, said Jarvis.

After much discussion the commission decided to contact the insurance company and find out why they didnt physically go out to look at the reported damage. They said they would talk to some concrete people and get back to Larkin on the issue.

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Commission discusses driveway damage claim