Updated on 6/1/2025
This page is maintained by:
Jordan Sparks
cell 503-910-0557
2378 Steiwer Rd SE
Jefferson
Road Dust
I pay for dust abatement on the entire road each year. Others are welcome to chip in, but it's not necessary.
Here's the process I follow:
Once the dust gets intolerable some time in May, I get started with the paperwork.
County website: http://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/Roads/Pages/lignin.aspx.
I fill out this form: http://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/Roads/Documents/DustAbatementPermit.pdf
I fax the form to Greg Tilley at 541-327-3929
3929 Jefferson Scio DR SE
Jefferson, OR 97352
There is 4525 ft of gravel from the highway to my driveway.
The cost is roughly $1.20+ per foot.
A day before the lignin is sprayed, the county comes out and scrapes off all the loose material. This helps the lignin last longer, but it also creates small mounds on the sides of the road. This blocks the water from going into the ditches and instead forms small rivulets along the road edges. The county does not flatten these off in the fall. So, it's definitely not a perfect system, but it does help with the dust. I'm hoping to start paving some of the road before too much longer.