The curving, shady streets of Indianola are lined with vacation cottages pushing companionably close to the roadway.
Kids play in the quiet streets, and dogs meander in the middle of the road undisturbed.
But to residents, the streets in this North Kitsap community are a potholed, speed-ridden nightmare that inspired them to show up in force at a meeting Wednesday with Kitsap County Commissioner Chris Endresen and representatives from the Public Works department. They asked for sidewalks, speed bumps, stormwater solutions and, at the least, pothole repair. He was upset that the only Indianola streets scheduled for an overlay next year are Gerald Cliff Road, Nachant Road and a portion of Seaview Avenue. Shore Drive and other roads on the opposite side of town are in far worse shape, he said. Gordon Moss, a Shore Drive resident, aired his concerns about potholes and the danger for pedestrians along the narrow road.