The Dirt Road Program was established by the Board of County Commissioners. There was no referendum involved with this program.  The Dirt Road Program was geared to eliminating environmental issues (runoff of soil in water bodies) and to eliminate maintenance problems (impassible roads).

The Sidewalk Program was developed by overwhelming voter support of the 2nd Generation One-Cent Sales Tax Program.  Public Works' mission is to build projects voted on by the public.  The Sidewalk Program enhances mobility but the predominate function of the program is to provide a safe passage for pedestrians, especially children.  It is also important to note that in a subdivision, the majority of pedestrians on a particular sidewalk project probably do not live on the roadway where the improvement is proposed. Any polling of residents on the roadway where the sidewalk is proposed would probably not accurately reflect the wishes of the user group.  Therefore, there has not been any consideration for allowing residents to "opt out."