Upper Captiva Road Commission

UCRC "Street Captain" Program
Adopted:  6 April 2010

Purpose:  To collect and deliver to the UCRC board a concise opinion from residents/owners concerning work needed (or not needed) on their particular “side road”.  ("Side roads” are those roads so designated by the UCRC board. To see outline of "Side Roads" vs. "Main Roads", click HERE .)  As the “eyes and ears” of the UCRC, the Street Captains will be a primary source of information for the board in deciding the priorities and feasibility of any particular maintenance operation.
Other factors used by the board in deciding specific road maintenance action will include:
1.    Soil types on any particular road or portion of a road
2.    Amount of funds needed to accomplish any specific operation
3.    Availability of labor (volunteer or paid) and equipment
4.    Availability of material as needed by any specific operation
5.    Weather and moisture conditions, or other seasonal factors

Street Captains will be designated initially by the UCRC from volunteers, with no definite term of service.  Simplicity should be the hallmark of this effort.  That is, no meetings will be required, just neighbors talking “across the fence”, on the phone, or by email.  Street Captains should be “email capable”.  Membership in the UCRC is encouraged, but not a requirement.

Street Captains will approach fellow neighbors (minimum of two others) from their street to solicit their opinions of maintenance needed on that street, if any.  Neighbors can take turns being the “Captain”, at their own discretion.
The end goal will be a short, simple, clear, and written statement of what the people on any particular street would like to see done (see chart below for examples).  The statement will be kept on record, posted on the UCCA1.com website, and, as conditions change, can be amended at any time by the Street Captains in concurrence with their neighbors.