Rancho Madrone, Sonoma County

Four streets need to be rebuilt, not patched.

The roads on Oakwood Drive, Brookview Drive, Maplewood Drive, and Glenwood Drive in Rancho Madrone are in such bad need of repair it has become a major issue for this part of the county. Old timers here say the road has been repaved once since 1955. The conditions have deteriorated to such a degree that it's a real public safety hazard on many levels, and accessibility for handicapped or wheelchair access is impossible on the street.

What the county's own record says

1The county's own rating for these roads is "Very Poor."
2By the county's own standard, Very Poor means rehabilitation, not preservation.
3The request is still filed in the county system as a "Pothole" (Request #7181 / #26-003080). It is past its October 15 resolution date.
4The county canceled the October 30 site meeting, saying "no work is currently scheduled."

Our one ask

Rehabilitate Oakwood, Brookview, Maplewood, and Glenwood Drive.

Note for site owner: Whether each street segment is county-maintained or private is not yet verified. Any future vote date is not yet verified. Do not add either until confirmed.

Evidence

Oakwood Drive

Survey photos for Oakwood Drive are still to be added.

Brookview Drive

Survey photos for Brookview Drive are still to be added.

Maplewood Drive

Survey photos for Maplewood Drive are still to be added. The first one will be the October 24, 2026 photo of Maplewood Drive — the same photograph used in the cover section at the top of this page. No other picture may stand in for it.

Glenwood Drive

Survey photos for Glenwood Drive are still to be added.

Map of the four streets

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Street lines and pins are approximate — not surveyed boundaries. Pins mark where survey photos will be added.

Timeline of formal notices

Day 1Not yet received.
Day 2Not yet received.
Day 3Not yet received.
Day 4Not yet received.
Day 5Not yet received.
Day 6Not yet received.
Day 7Escalation to the roads director.
Day 8Not yet received.
Day 9Coalition expansion and commitments audit.
Day 1010 days unanswered. Site inspection demand.
Day 11Administrative silence. October 23 deadline set.
Day 12Public Records Act request.
Day 13October 23 deadline notice.
Day 14County answered none of the October 23 items. New deadlines set.
Day 15County canceled the October 30 site meeting. Matter going to counsel review.

Note for site owner: Days 1–6 and Day 8 are not yet received. Add them only from the actual notices.

Scorecard

What was asked

Rehabilitation of four streets, a site inspection, answers to formal notices, and public records.

What the county answered

None of the October 23 items. Canceled the October 30 site meeting: "no work is currently scheduled."

What is still owed

Everything listed below, by these dates.

Monday, October 26, 5 PM

Answers to all unanswered items
Name of the records coordinator
Confirmation of ADA routing
Deputy director name and evaluation findings
Status of Request #7181
Reinstate the October 30 meeting, or agree to a resident site walk before November 13

Wednesday, October 28

Full response, including treatment and funding pathway

Monday, November 2

Public Records Act determinations

Who's in charge

The short answer

The five-member Board of Supervisors votes the county's Pavement Preservation Program (PPP) list by majority vote. Sonoma Public Infrastructure (SPI) recommends the list; it does not approve it. One supervisor alone cannot put a road on the list, and changing the list or its funding takes a Board majority at a public Board meeting.

The Board of Supervisors

District 1, Rebecca Hermosillo (2026 Board Chair)
Term runs to January 2029. Next election: the 2028 cycle. Not on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
District 2, David Rabbitt
Term ends January 4, 2027. On the November 3, 2026 ballot.
District 3, Chris Coursey (2026 Vice Chair)
Term runs to January 2029. Next election: the 2028 cycle. Not on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
District 4, James Gore
Term ends January 4, 2027. On the November 3, 2026 ballot.
District 5, Lynda Hopkins
Term runs to January 2029. Next election: the 2028 cycle. Not on the November 3, 2026 ballot.

Board contact: (707) 565-2241, bos@sonomacounty.gov, 575 Administration Dr, Room 100A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Board meetings are Tuesdays.

The November 3, 2026 election

Only Districts 2 and 4 are on the ballot. Factual ballot listing only, no endorsement, no campaign material:

District 2: Joanna Paun, Sylvia Lemus
District 4: Tom Schwedhelm, Melanie Bagby

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Registration deadline October 19, 2026. Vote by mail opens October 5, 2026.

No county road-funding measure is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Road money that year still comes through the annual budget.

How road money works

The PPP list in Legistar File 2025-0533 covers fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27: $22,755,725 for FY 2025-26 and $23,004,111 for FY 2026-27. Sources: the county General Fund, the state SB1 gas-tax allocation, the Measure L transient-occupancy-tax share, refuse franchise fees, and aggregate road mitigation fees.

SPI builds the recommended list from pavement data and field observation under the county's Road Evaluation Framework, which does not name specific roads.

Beyond the Board

County Executive David Guhin
Appointed by the Board. He appoints and supervises the SPI director and prepares the county budget the road money sits in. He does not vote the PPP list. Contact: (707) 565-2431, 575 Administration Dr, Suite 104A, Santa Rosa, CA 95403.
SPI Director Johannes J. Hoevertsz
Leads SPI and is the named staff on the PPP Board item. SPI contact: (707) 565-2550, spi@sonomacounty.gov, 400 Aviation Blvd, Suite 100, Santa Rosa, CA 95403. Road maintenance: (707) 565-5100.
SPI Deputy Director, Engineering and Maintenance, Vanessa Garrett
Her official portfolio is delivering road infrastructure projects and advancing operations and maintenance of the county road system.
SPI Deputy Director, Transportation and Operations, Monique Chapman
Her official portfolio is integrated waste, small water systems, Sonoma County Transit, and fleet operations. No road portfolio is stated for this role.
Open question
The county has not publicly assigned this specific matter to either deputy by name in the sources found. Both portfolios are listed above exactly as published.
SPI Road Operations Division Manager Rob Houweling
Oversees maintenance of 1,328 miles of county roads. This is an operational maintenance role, not a vote on the PPP list.

A separate body, not to be confused with the county list

The Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) is a separate 12-member regional board (nine city members and three supervisors: Hopkins, Coursey as Vice Chair, and Rabbitt). It decides regional Go Sonoma transportation funding. It does not vote the county PPP list, and its advisory committees advise SCTA only.

SCTA contact: 411 King St, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, (707) 565-5373, info@scta.ca.gov.

2027 outlook

No supervisor seat is up in 2027. Districts 2 and 4 are filled by the November 2026 election; Districts 1, 3, and 5 run to January 2029. 2027 Sonoma ballot items are not yet published by the Registrar of Voters.

Sources: Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, Sonoma Public Infrastructure, Sonoma County Registrar of Voters, Legistar File 2025-0533. All facts above were verified October 24, 2026.

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