It is obvious that paving involves many costs, and it always invokes vocal opposition at FLOA board meetings Dust control can be successfully achieved by spraying a variety of chemicals on the road surface. These include magnesium chloride, various petroleum resins, asphalt millings, pine sap, and lignum sulfate. Most of these lose their effectiveness after rains and must be reapplied indefinitely. Repeated application of these retardants may so alter the road base that it would have to be ripped out if we ever decided to pave. Costs after about 15 years could rival paving costs.
People can drive very slowly during high dust times.
The lowest permissible speed limit in a residential community is 25 mph. This is already the posted value, so there is nothing more that can be legally done to control speed. However, we can voluntarily reduce speed during the dry season and the FLOA board feels that many of us will do this if we realize how important it is to do so. Watch your dust wake and slow down as much as you can. These should only be put up in problem areas.