Name:   GoneFishin - Subject:   Stick To The Facts Date:   10/18/2020 6:53:15 PM

The homeowners in WP are the ones pushing for the change.

TALLAPOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - John Thompson has called the Willow Point neighborhood on Lake Martin home for the last seven years and is more than willing to do something that gives homeowners like him greater control of their roads.

“Time for us to take that responsibility," said Thompson.

Willow Point is a gated community off Highway 63 North with well over 200 households and around 600 residents. Some of the roads, which total two-and-a-half miles, could use some work.

That’s why March 3 is an all-important date for Willow Point residents. A quirk in the state law requires that ALL Tallapoosa County voters go to the polls and vote “yea” or “nay” against a road tax. If it passes, the road maintenance tax would ONLY affect those living in Willow Point. A Willow Point board will be set up to collect yearly funds.

“What the Willow Point residents will be doing is creating a HOA and they would begin the road maintenance,” said Tallapoosa County Commission Chairman TC Coley Jr.

Right now Russell Lands handles the road work, but will soon hand off those responsibilities to the neighborhood once it completes all road repairs. “It’s time for us to step up,” said Thompson.