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3. FINANCIAL IMPACT OF FLOOD DAMAGE <br /> 3.1 Cost of Repairing Road after Flood Events <br /> Little Turkey Creek Road is a private road maintained by property owners along the road. For <br /> almost 50 years, landowners within Eagles Nest have maintained the portion of the road within <br /> the south canyon that runs across Hitch Rack Ranch. Little Turkey Creek road is the yellow line <br /> in Figure 15. The green oval highlights the portion of the road that runs across Hitch Rack <br /> Ranch land within Section 16. <br /> c-ft <br /> f \. <br /> (Fl) srn m <br /> PM <br /> i <br /> Figure 15 Portion of Little Turkey Creek Road in Section 16 <br /> In the 1990s the Hitch Rack Ranch owner realigned the road between the first gate and the first <br /> stream crossing to redirect water from Little Turkey Creek into her irrigation ditch. After the <br /> 2013 flood,the ranch gave permission to Eagles Nest landowners to use rocks from the historic <br /> dam as fill material to repair a segment of the road that was destroyed by water washing onto the <br /> road near that dam. Other than those two instances, Hitch Rack Ranch has never contributed <br /> towards the maintenance or repair of the road. As a result,maintenance,repairs and <br /> improvements of the road within Section 16 have been a financial burden borne entirely by <br /> Eagles Nest landowners. That burden has been particularly significant after major flooding <br /> events. Any increased frequency or severity of flooding or landslides damaging the road may <br /> increase the cost to repair the road,placing an even greater financial burden on Eagles Nest <br /> landowners. <br />