Commission hears public-works warning: Procter Canyon wash threatens county road

Public works reported that a wash below the France Canyon burn area has widened and is now eroding a county road in Procter Canyon, creating a roughly 20-foot vertical edge and threatening the road's integrity.

Public works staff (S4) said they photographed the site, described the need to possibly shift the road or acquire temporary/permanent staging easements from the adjacent property owner (identified in the discussion as Quentin Thompson), and flagged that riprap alone may not be sufficient with the increased water volume. "With the amount of water we have now, the France Canyon fire just changed the hydrology," the staff member said, adding that the usual riprap approach may not be stable and that a 2:1 regrade with grading and seeding could be required. The board scheduled a road tour to inspect the site and directed staff to pursue on-the-ground assessment and negotiations.