Waco-area resident urges McLennan County to prioritize chip-seal on Kirkland Hill Road

Robert Irvinovsky pressed the McLennan County Commissioners Court during public comment to explain why only 0.9 miles of Kirkland Hill Road received chip-seal, leaving roughly 1.6 miles used by about 32 households untreated. "To me, it doesn't seem fair to chip seal 9 tenths of a mile to benefit 2 residents," Irvinovsky said, noting the road had "34.1 inches of rain on that base material" since April.

Irvinovsky described vegetation and maintenance problems on nearby roads, including 18-foot-tall "sea cans" and 6-to-8-foot bloodweeds obstructing sight lines on Weinberger Road East and County Line East. He called the conditions a liability and said drivers must pull halfway into intersections to see around blind corners.

Court staff responded during the public comment exchange that agenda rules limit Q&A in that period, and county staff later told the court the precinct has a schedule for maintenance and that work is constrained by budget and processes. Officials indicated they expect to address pothole and base issues and that some remedial work could occur in January.

The exchange did not include a specific pledge of immediate additional chip-seal funding for Kirkland Hill Road. The commissioners noted that precinct responsibilities, filing periods, and budgetary limits inform the timing of maintenance projects.