The first daily notices, from one property owner to a neighborhood coalition

DAY 1 · SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026

Notice of Severe Pavement Degradation & Municipal Liability Hazard

To Sonoma County Public Infrastructure and District 1 Leadership,

I am submitting this formal administrative notice to log and escalate an active infrastructure failure and public safety hazard along Glenwood Drive in Eldridge, directly fronting and surrounding 970 Glenwood Dr (Parcel 054-372-005).

The road surface along this public corridor has completely degraded, exhibiting widespread asphalt unraveling, structural cracking, deep potholes, and unpaved shoulder breakdown that has not received comprehensive resurfacing or maintenance in approximately 30 years. As a property owner paying $12,839.28 in annual property taxes for this parcel—in addition to recently paying approximately $23,000 in municipal permit and development fees for a newly constructed ADU—this level of infrastructure neglect has reached an unacceptable threshold.

Vehicles navigating this section of Glenwood Drive experience severe structural impacts, creating active property damage liability for the county. Furthermore, the neglected topography poses a direct safety hazard to neighborhood pedestrians, children, and elderly residents attempting to use the public right-of-way.

FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE REQUESTS

1. Tax & Fee Reciprocity: Allocate public maintenance resources proportional to the $12,839.28 annual tax base and $23,000 in recently paid permit fees.
2. Site Inspection: Deploy a field engineer to log structural road shoulder and asphalt degradation.
3. Budget Allocation: Include Glenwood Drive in the immediate Pavement Preservation Program budget.
4. Case Tracking: Provide a formal municipal tracking and reference number upon receipt.

Respectfully submitted,

Cessna Barrett
Property Owner & Resident
970 Glenwood Dr, Eldridge, CA 95476

DAY 2 · SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2026

Public Safety & Liability Hazard: Child Injury, Severe Road Degradation, & Pedestrian Hazards

FORMAL NOTICE OF ACTIVE MUNICIPAL RISK & INJURY INCIDENTThis document serves as formal Day 2 administrative notification that the ongoing, unmaintained condition of Glenwood Drive has caused personal physical injury to a minor child and recurring vehicular property damage. Sonoma County and Sonoma Public Infrastructure are on direct notice of active liability.

To Sonoma Public Infrastructure and District 1 Leadership,

This letter constitutes formal daily administrative communication #2 regarding the critical road degradation on Glenwood Drive (Parcel #054-372-005). Following my initial formal notice submitted yesterday, October 10, 2026, I am writing to highlight severe personal safety hazards and physical harm directly caused by decades of municipal maintenance neglect on this public right-of-way.

Specifically, I am formally logging the following active hazards and harm occurring on Glenwood Drive:

• Child Physical Injury & Psychological Trauma: My daughter recently suffered physical injuries when her bicycle crashed after hitting a deep, concealed pothole on Glenwood Drive. The violent impact caused severe bruising and abrasions. Due to this traumatic incident, she is now terrified and refuses to ride her bicycle on our street.
• Severe Vehicular & Bicycle Tire Damage: The degraded asphalt, severe rutting, and jagged road edges have caused repeated tire destruction for both our family’s motor vehicles and bicycles. Over our history of living across five separate properties, we have never had to replace tires due to road conditions—until residing on Glenwood Drive.
• Walkability & Pedestrian Trip Hazards: The unpaved and severely broken road surface creates immense walkability barriers for residents, elderly pedestrians, and children. Loose gravel, uneven asphalt shifts, and deep depressions pose continuous trip-and-fall hazards.

Continued failure to inspect, maintain, or repair Glenwood Drive exposes residents and visitors to unreasonable physical danger. Please immediately log this document under your active municipal risk management and public works safety files, assign an official tracking number, and provide an inspection timeline.

Respectfully submitted,

Cessna Barrett
Property Owner · 970 Glenwood Dr, Eldridge, CA 95476

DAY 3 · MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2026

Systemic Neighborhood Safety Risks, Vulnerable Senior Pedestrian Hazards, and Right-of-Way Obstructions

NOTICE OF SYSTEMIC COMMUNITY HAZARD & COLLECTIVE MUNICIPAL LIABILITYThis document constitutes Day 3 formal notification establishing that unmaintained right-of-way conditions on Glenwood Drive affect ~20 distinct residential properties (80–120 residents), creating acute fall risks for 90+ year-old seniors, pedestrian barriers for children, and severe traffic hazards from shoulder obstructions.

To Sonoma Public Infrastructure and District 1 Leadership,

This administrative notice serves as Day 3 of formal written notice regarding the unpaved, unmaintained, and dangerous right-of-way conditions on Glenwood Drive in Eldridge, California (Parcel #054-372-005). Following our initial administrative notice of October 10, 2026, and our specific injury notice of October 11, 2026, this submission establishes the expanding, systemic impact of County inaction across the entire neighborhood.

Glenwood Drive is a primary residential artery serving approximately 20 distinct residential properties housing an estimated 80 to 120 residents daily. The County’s thirty-year failure to pave, grade, or maintain this public right-of-way creates an acute, daily hazard for every family, vehicle, and pedestrian utilizing this road.

CRITICAL COMMUNITY IMPACT & VULNERABILITY METRICS

• Vulnerable Senior Residents (90+ Years Old): The neighborhood includes elderly residents aged 90 and older, including direct neighbors at 964 Glenwood Drive. Deep ruts, loose gravel, unpredictable drop-offs, and 6-inch potholes present severe tripping, fall, and bodily injury risks for elderly pedestrians who must navigate this surface daily.
• Child Safety & Pedestrian Isolation: As documented in our Day 2 notice, children residing on Glenwood Drive—including the owner’s daughter who suffered physical injuries in a bicycle crash caused by unpaved road depressions—are effectively stripped of safe outdoor walkability and recreation, leaving them afraid to ride bicycles or walk on their own street.
• Right-of-Way Obstructions & Shoulder Degradation: Long-term parking of heavy work vehicles, motorhomes, and boat trailers (including persistent obstructions at [address withheld]) along unpaved, crumbling shoulders forces two-way vehicular traffic and pedestrians onto degraded center ruts, causing severe blind spots and compounding collision risks.
• Vehicular & Property Damage: Daily operation over cratered, unpaved surfaces inflicts continuous financial damage on residents through blown tires, bent rims, destroyed alignments, and accelerated vehicle degradation.

DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION & MUNICIPAL LOGGING

The County of Sonoma cannot claim ignorance of these hazards. Every day that Glenwood Drive remains unpaved and unmaintained, the County knowingly exposes 80 to 120 residents—ranging from young children to 90-year-old seniors—to severe physical injury and financial harm. We hereby demand that Sonoma Public Infrastructure:

1. Log this notice into active public works enforcement, risk management, and municipal legal liability files.
2. Conduct an immediate site inspection of Glenwood Drive (Parcel #054-372-005 area) to assess senior pedestrian hazards, child safety risks, and right-of-way obstructions.
3. Issue an official timeline for road paving, grading, and right-of-way remediation.

Respectfully submitted,

Cessna Barrett
Property Owner & Resident · 970 Glenwood Dr, Eldridge, CA 95476

One neighboring street address is withheld on this site.

DAY 4 · TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026

Refusal of Hazard Mitigation, Contradictory Case Closure, Unanswered Board Notices, and Emergency Response Risks on Acknowledged “Very Poor” Road

To Sonoma Public Infrastructure and District 1 Leadership:

This administrative notice serves as Day 4 of our formal written record regarding Glenwood Drive in Eldridge, California (Parcel #054-372-005 / Request #26-003080).

We draw immediate attention to the stark administrative contradiction generated by Sonoma Public Infrastructure on October 12, 2026:

• At 11:08 AM, SPI formally acknowledged in writing that Glenwood Drive’s Pavement Condition Index (PCI) score is officially “Very Poor.”
• At 12:39 PM (91 minutes later), SPI Road Maintenance closed Request #26-003080, declaring “no immediate hazard and thus no action is required.”

Closing a public safety request in 91 minutes while acknowledging the road is in “Very Poor” condition is an unacceptable deflection of municipal responsibility. Anyone—whether a county engineer, an inspector, or an elected official—who simply drives down Glenwood Drive will immediately witness that it is objectively one of the worst, most degraded unpaved roads in the entire county.

If this were your young child navigating these dangerous gravel depressions on a bicycle, or your 90-year-old parent reliant on an emergency paramedic ambulance navigating deep ruts, would you turn a blind eye and close the ticket in 91 minutes?

LACK OF BOARD ACKNOWLEDGMENT & UNREBUTTED ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE

This transmission represents our fourth consecutive formal administrative notice submitted to District 1 leadership. Despite polite requests for basic confirmation of receipt in each prior notice (October 10, 11, and 12, 2026), neither Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo nor the Board of Supervisors has acknowledged receipt or responded to these community safety warnings.

While lower-level maintenance staff closed Request #26-003080 by deferring to capital project queues, elected leadership’s continued silence constitutes deliberate indifference to an officially recognized municipal hazard affecting 80–120 residents daily.

FORMAL MUNICIPAL DEMANDS

We hereby demand that Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo and the Board of Supervisors:

1. Confirm Receipt: Provide immediate written confirmation acknowledging receipt of Days 1 through 4 of this formal administrative record.
2. Reopen & Escalate File: Reopen and transfer Request #26-003080 from routine maintenance queues directly to the Board of Supervisors’ active Capital Improvement & Pavement Preservation budget schedule for full-depth asphalt paving.
3. Conduct Field Audit: Schedule an immediate engineering field inspection and drive-through evaluation to assess emergency vehicle ingress/egress safety and senior pedestrian hazards.

Respectfully submitted,

Cessna Barrett
Property Owner & Resident, 970 Glenwood Dr, Eldridge, CA 95476

DAY 5 · WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2026

Utility Excavation Seepage, Structural Sub-Base Failure, Photo Evidence, and Five Days of Unanswered Board Notices

To Sonoma Public Infrastructure and District 1 Leadership:

This administrative notice serves as Day 5 of our formal written record regarding the unpaved, structurally compromised, and hazardous right-of-way conditions on Glenwood Drive in Eldridge, California (Parcel #054-372-005 / Request #26-003080).

1. RECENT UTILITY REPAIR & INCOMPLETE INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION

Earlier this year, active water seepage through the asphalt pavement forced multi-day traffic closures on Glenwood Drive due to emergency sewer/water line maintenance. During this period, traffic was restricted to single-lane flagged passages for several days.

Following this excavation, municipal utility crews performed minimal, localized surface patching rather than replacing or repaving the impacted right-of-way. Repeated, piecemeal utility cuts without full-depth structural repaving have severely compromised the road’s sub-base, directly contributing to SPI’s October 12 rating of the pavement as “Very Poor.”

2. PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF STRUCTURAL ALLIGATOR CRACKING

Photographic evidence submitted into the record with this Day 5 notice confirms:

• Widespread Structural “Alligator” Cracking: Advanced fatigue cracking extending across the entire width and length of Glenwood Drive, indicating total sub-grade breakdown.
• Failed Utility Patch Seams: Longitudinal pavement separation and deteriorating trench lines where water seepage and temporary cold-patch asphalt have separated under vehicle weight.
• Severe Trip & Rollover Hazards: Uneven surface drop-offs, crumbling edges, and loose aggregate that pose immediate hazards to pedestrians, cyclists, and first responders.

3. FIVE DAYS OF UNANSWERED CORRESPONDENCE & ADMINISTRATIVE DEFAULT

This transmission marks five consecutive calendar days of formal administrative notices submitted to District 1 Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo and the Board of Supervisors. Despite repeated, explicit requests for basic written confirmation of receipt, county leadership has offered zero response or confirmation.

Deferring this matter to routine maintenance queues—only for maintenance staff to close the ticket in 91 minutes—while ignoring five consecutive notices constitutes deliberate indifference to an acknowledged municipal hazard.

FORMAL MUNICIPAL DEMANDS

We hereby demand that Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo and the Board of Supervisors:

1. Confirm Receipt: Issue an immediate written acknowledgment confirming receipt of Days 1 through 5 of this administrative record.
2. Reopen Request #26-003080: Reopen and transfer active file #26-003080 to the Board of Supervisors’ active Capital Improvement budget for full-depth structural paving and sub-base remediation.
3. Audit Utility Trenching: Conduct a formal engineering audit of the recent sewer/water line utility trenching work on Glenwood Drive to address sub-surface water erosion and structural failure.

Respectfully submitted,

Cessna Barrett
Property Owner & Resident, 970 Glenwood Dr, Eldridge, CA 95476

DAY 6 · THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2026

Media Transparency Escalation, Out-of-Office Deflection, and Cumulative Administrative Default

To Sonoma Public Infrastructure, District 1 Leadership, and Local Media:

This administrative notice serves as Day 6 of our formal written record regarding the unpaved, structurally compromised, and hazardous right-of-way conditions on Glenwood Drive in Eldridge, California (Parcel #054-372-005 / Request #26-003080).

1. SIX DAYS OF UNREBUTTED NOTICE & AUTOMATED DEFLECTION

This submission marks six consecutive calendar days of formal administrative notices served to District 1 Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo and the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. Rather than substantive communication or a site audit:

• SPI Road Maintenance: closed Request #26-003080 within 91 minutes of SPI Engineering acknowledging in writing that the road’s Pavement Condition Index (PCI) is “Very Poor.”
• District 1 Leadership: has provided zero written acknowledgment of receipt, returning only automated out-of-office autoreplies while ignoring urgent public safety concerns raised by constituents.

2. PRESS DEMOCRAT SUBMISSION & PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY

Because lower-level maintenance staff have closed the service ticket and elected officials continue to turn a blind eye, the complete administrative record (Days 1 through 6), along with photographic evidence of structural sub-base failure and severe alligator cracking, has been transmitted to The Press Democrat newsroom and editorial board.

The public record will clearly reflect that County leadership was provided continuous, daily notice of specific injury risks to minor children, emergency response delay hazards for first responders, and physical danger to elderly residents aged 90+, yet chose administrative silence over basic remediation.

FORMAL MUNICIPAL DEMANDS

We hereby demand that Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo and the Board of Supervisors:

1. Formal Confirmation: Provide written confirmation acknowledging receipt of Days 1 through 6 of this administrative record.
2. Reopen & Transfer File: Reopen Request #26-003080 and transfer it directly to the Board of Supervisors’ Capital Improvement budget for full-depth asphalt paving.
3. Public Hearing & Audit: Schedule a public site inspection with District 1 leadership and SPI Engineering to review road conditions and emergency apparatus access safety.

Respectfully submitted,

Cessna Barrett
Property Owner & Resident, 970 Glenwood Dr, Eldridge, CA 95476

DAY 7 · FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2026

Acknowledgment of Supervisor Escalation, Assignment of SPI Director Johannes Hoevertsz, and Maintenance of Cumulative Administrative Record

To Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo, SPI Director Johannes Hoevertsz, and Board of Supervisors:

This administrative notice serves as Day 7 of our formal written record regarding the unpaved, structurally compromised, and hazardous right-of-way conditions on Glenwood Drive in Eldridge, California (Parcel #054-372-005 / Request #26-003080).

1. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF SUPERVISOR CORRESPONDENCE & EXECUTIVE DIRECTIVE

We acknowledge receipt of official correspondence from District 1 Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo on October 16, 2026, confirming that our cumulative administrative notices (Days 1 through 6) and photographic evidence have been formally referred to Johannes Hoevertsz, Director of Sonoma Public Infrastructure (SPI), for a site visit and direct follow-up.

2. MAINTENANCE OF DAILY CUMULATIVE RECORD PENDING CAPITAL RESOLUTION

While we welcome Director Hoevertsz’s site audit, history on Glenwood Drive—including decades of unpaved neglect, partial utility repairs, and SPI Road Maintenance’s October 12 closure of Request #26-003080 within 91 minutes—demonstrates that routine referrals frequently result in further administrative deferral.

Therefore, this 30-day formal administrative campaign will proceed without interruption. Daily notices will continue to be served to all relevant county authorities, risk management divisions, and local press until the County of Sonoma provides:

• An official written engineering evaluation following Director Hoevertsz’s site inspection.
• A binding schedule placing Glenwood Drive on the Board of Supervisors’ active Capital Improvement Program for full-depth asphalt repaving.

FORMAL MUNICIPAL DEMANDS

We hereby demand that the County of Sonoma and SPI executive leadership:

1. Formal Site Audit Notice: Provide advance written notice of Director Johannes Hoevertsz’s scheduled site visit so affected property owners and residents may participate.
2. Reopen File #26-003080: Formally update active municipal file Request #26-003080 to reflect executive transfer to Director Hoevertsz for capital improvement evaluation.
3. Engineering Remediation Plan: Issue a written commitment outlining immediate hazard mitigation and full-depth structural paving.

Respectfully submitted,

Cessna Barrett
Property Owner & Resident, 970 Glenwood Dr, Eldridge, CA 95476

DAY 8 · SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026

Refusal to Alter Official Record Distribution, Structural Asset Depreciation, and Continued Board Accountability

To Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo, SPI Director Johannes Hoevertsz, and the Board of Supervisors:

This administrative notice serves as Day 8 of our formal written record regarding the unpaved, structurally degraded, and hazardous right-of-way conditions on Glenwood Drive in Eldridge, California (Parcel #054-372-005 / Request #26-003080).

1. MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC RECORD DISTRIBUTION (BOS@SONOMACOUNTY.GOV)

We acknowledge receipt of Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo’s email sent on Saturday, October 17, 2026, requesting the removal of the Board of Supervisors (BOS@sonomacounty.gov) email address from this correspondence thread.

This request is formally rejected. The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors maintains the official administrative record for the County of Sonoma. Because full-depth paving and capital improvement funding require action and budget approval by the Board of Supervisors as a whole, keeping the Clerk of the Board copy-transmitted on all daily notices is vital for public transparency, municipal liability tracking, and administrative integrity.

2. ELECTED SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITY VS. DEPARTMENTAL REFERRAL

While Supervisor Hermosillo has stated that SPI Director Johannes Hoevertsz will be the point of contact moving forward, an administrative referral to a department head does not absolve the elected District 1 Supervisor of policy oversight or legislative responsibility for public safety hazards in Eldridge. Elected leadership remains directly accountable for constituent safety and capital infrastructure funding.

3. ACCELERATING SUB-SURFACE ASSET DEPRECIATION & WINTER RISKS

SPI formally confirmed on October 12, 2026, that Glenwood Drive possesses a “Very Poor” Pavement Condition Index (PCI). Unrepaired alligator cracking and failed utility trench seams act as direct conduits for water infiltration, guaranteeing that sub-base failure will worsen exponentially with upcoming seasonal rains, exacerbating hazards for emergency first responders, children, and elderly residents (aged 90+).

FORMAL MUNICIPAL DEMANDS

We hereby demand that the County of Sonoma and SPI executive leadership:

1. Maintain Complete Record: Formally retain all Days 1 through 8 administrative notices within the official Clerk of the Board records and active file Request #26-003080.
2. Pre-Winter Engineering Audit: Expedite Director Johannes Hoevertsz’s site audit prior to seasonal heavy rainfall to evaluate sub-base water saturation risks.
3. Capital Budget Allocation: Commit Glenwood Drive to the Board of Supervisors’ active Capital Improvement Program for full-depth asphalt repaving.

Respectfully submitted,

Cessna Barrett
Property Owner & Resident, 970 Glenwood Dr, Eldridge, CA 95476
Licensed California Real Estate Broker (DRE #01281555)

DAY 9 · SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2026

Public Commitments, Unanswered Road-Safety Concerns, and Rancho Madrone Neighborhood Escalation

Dear Chair Hermosillo, Members of the Board, Director Hoevertsz, and Clerk of the Board:

I write as a property owner, resident, licensed California real estate broker, and neighborhood repaving coordinator. This is Day 9 of my continuing written notice concerning Glenwood Drive and the connected Rancho Madrone streets: Glenwood Drive, Oakwood Drive, Brookview Drive, and Maplewood Drive. I ask the entire Board—not only a single district office—to address the gap between its publicly discussed road-repair priorities and the County’s handling of our neighborhood’s reported conditions.

1. YOUR PUBLIC WORDS DESERVE A PUBLIC RESPONSE

On March 20, 2026—nearly seven months ago—the SoCo Chat episode “In Conversation with Rebecca Hermosillo, Chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors” addressed priorities for the year ahead. The transcript supplied for this notice includes the following answer to interviewer Matt Brown’s question about those priorities:

“Yeah there was a lot a lot of it had to do with um essential services maintaining essential services in creating pathways for catastrophic road repairs that’s not something that we have prioritized there’s community needs that we heard loud and clear not just in my district but in other districts about noise ordinances and how do we prioritize that work and mobile home eviction—mobile home protections and again how do we prioritize that work...”

Source: SoCo Chat, YouTube, published March 20, 2026; approximately 3:14–3:35. Quotation reproduced from the supplied transcript; audio has not been independently verified for this draft. Please identify any transcription correction and clarify the intended meaning of “not something that we have prioritized.”

Road repair cannot remain a topic for an interview while residents are left without an accountable next step. Whether that statement describes a historical omission or a newly identified priority, the practical question is the same: what has changed since March, and what will now change for Rancho Madrone?

2. NEARLY SEVEN MONTHS LATER: WHAT FOLLOWED THE INTERVIEW?

The published episode description supplied with this record states:

“In January, Rebecca Hermosillo wrapped up her first year on the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and stepped into a new role as Chair of the Board. In this episode of SoCo Chat, Hermosillo reflects on lessons from her first year in office and outlines her priorities for the year ahead. Join us as we explore her views on some of the big decisions facing the County, from budget challenges and road repairs to expanding support for mental health services and local immigrants.”

That framing matters: road repairs were expressly part of the discussion of the County’s major decisions. I am not asking the Board to abandon mental health, immigrant support, or other essential services. I am asking why safe neighborhood access appears to have no clear pathway, responsible decision-maker, or published timetable when road repairs were already being discussed as a County priority.

Please identify the actions taken since March 20: any adopted road-repair policy, funding decision, project-ranking criteria, capital-program changes, or instructions to SPI arising from the agenda discussed in that interview. If no such action followed, say so plainly. If action did follow, explain how constituents can access it and why our request has not produced a documented evaluation and next step.

3. THE OCTOBER 12 RECORD REQUIRES RECONCILIATION

As described in my submitted notices, SPI acknowledged Glenwood Drive’s pavement condition as “Very Poor” on October 12, 2026. Request #26-003080 was then closed approximately 91 minutes later with a “no immediate hazard” conclusion. Eight prior daily notices have raised the conditions and the need for action; this letter continues that record.

A pavement-condition rating and an immediate-hazard assessment are not identical. The rating alone does not establish that the road meets a particular “catastrophic” funding threshold, and it does not by itself determine legal liability. But that distinction is a reason to explain the assessment—not a reason to end the conversation. A finding of no immediate hazard does not tell residents whether rehabilitation is needed, when it will occur, or what protection is appropriate in the meantime.

Please provide the dated inspection notes, photographs, assessment criteria, scope of review, and identity or title of the decision-maker supporting the closure. Was there a site visit? Were pedestrian travel, walker use, drainage, utility seams, loose material, and emergency access evaluated? If the closure was a records-only decision, please state that clearly and arrange an on-site assessment.

The Board should not treat a closed service ticket as proof that the underlying problem has been resolved. A written explanation should distinguish the decision to close a request from the engineering and budget decisions still needed to address a deteriorated roadway.

4. A NEIGHBORHOOD REQUEST, NOT AN ISOLATED COMPLAINT

Donald Dabney of 839 Oakwood Drive and I have initiated a neighborhood petition and collection of resident communications. The effort concerns all four interconnected streets: Glenwood, Oakwood, Brookview, and Maplewood Drives. It seeks a comprehensive engineering evaluation and a funded pathway toward full-depth asphalt paving or reconstruction where the assessment supports that treatment.

I do not represent that every homeowner has signed or that a completed petition has already been submitted. The signatures and resident statements will document the level of support as they are collected. The Board should nevertheless recognize that residents are organizing around shared access and maintenance concerns rather than a request for a cosmetic improvement at one property.

Please consolidate related concerns under Request #26-003080 or identify a linked neighborhood project record. If separate street-level requests are necessary, explain the process and provide cross-references so a connected roadway problem does not disappear into disconnected tickets. Confirm which road segments the County owns or maintains and identify any jurisdictional or right-of-way limitations with supporting records.

Resident signatures may be provided to the appropriate County recipients. Private email addresses, telephone numbers, and medical information should not be circulated to media as part of a public petition package without the individuals’ consent. The public-facing summary can demonstrate support without exposing private contact data.

5. PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND RESIDENTS USING MOBILITY AIDS

The neighborhood record identifies a specific mobility concern involving Kathleen St. John at 941 Glenwood Drive, who is reported to use a walker. It also describes cracking, loose aggregate, gravel patches, and uneven utility-trench seams that residents believe interfere with safe passage. I request an on-site assessment of those reported conditions; no personal medical history is necessary to understand or evaluate the access concern.

For a resident using a walker, an uneven surface is not merely inconvenient. A wheel or walker leg can encounter a seam or loose material that an able-bodied person steps over without difficulty. A roadway evaluation that considers only vehicle travel may miss the conditions residents encounter on foot. Please assess the route people actually use and identify any safe alternative access while long-term work is considered.

I request review by the appropriate County accessibility staff of applicable obligations and feasible accommodations. This notice raises an accessibility and foreseeable injury concern; it does not claim that an ADA violation or tort liability has already been legally established. Residents should not need to experience an injury before reported barriers receive a documented assessment.

Acknowledge the human consequence of delay. When our neighbors cannot confidently travel outside their homes, “no immediate hazard” needs an explanation grounded in their actual conditions—not simply an administrative label.

6. PRE-WINTER SAFETY, DRAINAGE, AND EMERGENCY ACCESS

With the wet season approaching, I request a prompt assessment of drainage, surface stability, loose material, and any locations where rain may worsen uneven conditions. Please determine whether interim maintenance, localized repair, grading, drainage work, or other engineering-approved measures are appropriate while a permanent project is evaluated.

Please also assess whether the reported roadway conditions affect access for emergency vehicles, evacuation, or residents with limited mobility. I am raising these as issues requiring review; I am not asserting that a specific emergency response has already been delayed or that an evacuation route has been officially found impassable.

Temporary measures and permanent work are separate responsibilities. If full-depth paving is not yet funded, the County should still explain what can be done now, what cannot safely be done, and why. Please identify the responsible department, intended scope, anticipated timing, and means for residents to report a worsening condition.

7. KEEP THE BOARD INFORMED AND PRESERVE THE RECORD

On October 17, Supervisor Hermosillo requested removal of the Clerk of the Board from the correspondence thread. I respectfully decline to remove the Clerk from this neighborhood infrastructure correspondence. Questions of policy, capital funding, and oversight are appropriate for the Board as well as SPI, and I request an official channel through which the complete record can be received and retained.

If a particular intake address, records process, or public-comment procedure is required, please identify it in writing and confirm that the existing notices will be routed appropriately. Copying the Clerk does not by itself guarantee docketing, an agenda placement, or compliance with every formal claims procedure; I therefore ask for an express acknowledgment of where this record will be kept.

Please preserve relevant correspondence, service-request histories and status changes, inspection notes, photographs, engineering evaluations, decision records, and internal referrals concerning these reported conditions. Retain this notice with Days 1 through 9, the forthcoming petition, and subsequent responses under the applicable records-retention requirements.

8. OVERSIGHT CANNOT END WITH A REFERRAL

Chair Hermosillo and each member of the Board: I understand that elected officials do not personally perform road engineering. I am asking you to exercise oversight, identify who is accountable, and obtain a substantive response. A referral may begin that process; it should not be treated as the end of it while the engineering rationale, interim protection, and funding pathway remain unanswered.

If the County says roads were historically not prioritized, explain how that is being corrected. If roads are now a priority, demonstrate how that priority reaches our neighborhood. Neither interpretation of the interview justifies leaving residents without a clear decision, a named point of contact, and a timetable.

9. REQUESTED WRITTEN ACTIONS AND RESPONSE SCHEDULE

I respectfully request one coordinated, item-by-item response from the Chair’s office, SPI, and the appropriate Board staff addressing the following:

1. Acknowledge and assign responsibility. Confirm receipt, identify the lead official and resident point of contact, and confirm where this notice and the petition will be retained.
2. Explain the 91-minute closure. Provide the basis, assessment criteria, and available supporting records for the October 12 closure; explain how the “no immediate hazard” conclusion relates to the “Very Poor” rating.
3. Reopen or create a linked active review. Reopen Request #26-003080 for the unresolved issues, or establish an active linked record and explain why the original request cannot be reopened.
4. Schedule the neighborhood inspection. Provide a proposed date and time for an SPI engineering inspection of all four streets, identify whether Director Hoevertsz will attend, and allow resident observations to be heard.
5. Address immediate access and wet-season concerns. Assess walker and pedestrian access, drainage, and emergency access; identify feasible interim measures and the responsible staff.
6. Clarify the March commitments. State the intended meaning of the quoted interview passage and identify policy, funding, or project actions taken since March 20, 2026.
7. Provide the permanent-work pathway. Evaluate full-depth paving or reconstruction and explain the treatment recommendation, project ranking, cost-estimate process, possible funding sources, and capital-program or Board-review steps.
8. Identify jurisdiction and decision dates. Confirm maintenance responsibility for each street, explain any limitations, and provide a realistic schedule for the next engineering and funding decisions.
9. Preserve and consolidate the record. Retain the relevant records, link the four streets’ concerns, and confirm receipt of Days 1 through 9 and the petition when submitted.

Requested timing: Please acknowledge receipt and identify the responsible contact by October 21, 2026, and provide a substantive written response and proposed inspection date by October 28, 2026. These are requested response dates, not a statement of a statutory deadline. If more time is needed, identify the outstanding work and give a firm alternative date.

I am not asking for a promise that cannot be kept. I am asking for a documented decision and meaningful attention to a neighborhood that has repeatedly asked to be heard. Please show, through action rather than another referral, that the Board’s discussion of essential services includes the residents of Rancho Madrone.

Respectfully submitted,

Cessna Barrett
Rancho Madrone Neighborhood Repaving Coordinator
Property Owner & Resident, 970 Glenwood Dr, Eldridge, CA 95476
Licensed California Real Estate Broker (DRE #01281555)

Distribution: Supervisor Hermosillo; District 1; Board of Supervisors; SPI; The Press Democrat; Donald Dabney, 839 Oakwood Drive. County Counsel via requested Clerk routing.

DAY 10 · MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2026

Ten Consecutive Days of Unrebutted Administrative Record, Rancho Madrone Coalition Mobilization, and Demand for Engineering Timeline

To Sonoma Public Infrastructure, SPI Director Johannes Hoevertsz, and Board of Supervisors:

This administrative notice serves as Day 10 of our formal written record regarding the unpaved, structurally degraded, and hazardous right-of-way conditions on Glenwood Drive in Eldridge, California (Parcel #054-372-005 / Request #26-003080).

1. TEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD

Today marks ten consecutive calendar days of formal administrative filings submitted directly to District 1 Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo, Sonoma Public Infrastructure (SPI), the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, and local media.

Despite our comprehensive multi-page notice served on Day 9—which provided explicit notice of acute pedestrian trip-and-fall hazards for elderly residents relying on walkers (including Kathleen St. John at 941 Glenwood Dr) and detailed Supervisor Hermosillo’s public commitments on the County’s SoCo Chat podcast—the County has provided zero written response or engineering schedule.

2. SUBDIVISION-WIDE COALITION MOBILIZATION

Piecemeal ticket closures will not dissipate public scrutiny. Homeowners across the Rancho Madrone subdivision—spanning Glenwood Drive, Oakwood Drive, Brookview Drive, and Maplewood Drive—have formally united under a neighborhood-wide petition effort (coordinated via 839 Oakwood Dr and 970 Glenwood Dr) demanding full-depth asphalt paving across all four unpaved corridors.

3. IRREFUTABLE MUNICIPAL LIABILITY & OVERSIGHT

The cumulative administrative record now contains uncontradicted proof that:

• SPI Engineering officially classified Glenwood Drive’s Pavement Condition Index (PCI) as “Very Poor.”
• SPI Road Maintenance closed Request #26-003080 within 91 minutes without a physical repair plan.
• District 1 leadership requested the removal of the Clerk of the Board (BOS@sonomacounty.gov) from public correspondence, which was formally rejected to preserve transparency.

FORMAL MUNICIPAL DEMANDS

We hereby demand that the County of Sonoma and SPI executive leadership:

1. Incorporate Day 10 Record: Formally attach this notice to active municipal file Request #26-003080.
2. Site Inspection Notice: Provide immediate written notice of the exact date and time for SPI Director Johannes Hoevertsz’s site audit.
3. Capital Budget Commitment: Schedule Glenwood Drive and the surrounding Rancho Madrone roadways for full-depth asphalt paving on the Board of Supervisors’ Capital Improvement Program.

Respectfully submitted,

Cessna Champion Barrett
Property Owner & Resident, 970 Glenwood Dr, Eldridge, CA 95476
Licensed California Real Estate Broker (DRE #01281555)