Streets

Winter has taken its toll on the streets. As I drive around town, I see various potholes and breakups. Logan Street is really bad. So unfortunately all these various spots that fall apart cost the taxpayer money to get them fixed up.

Another issue is what is going on with Bryan Ave. We never opened it up this winter because the contractor did not properly pave one section, and did not properly complete 2 drain intakes and a manhole. It got cold before they could fix them, so those will be fixed up soon.

However, over the past couple months, on the new section of Bryan, approximately 14 sections have gotten severe cracks and shifting of the concrete. So they are going to have to be cut out, and repoured. That is very discouraging on a street that is about 4 months old that has not ever had any traffic on it.

It is going to cost about $15000 to get that fixed. So now the finger pointing begins. The council authorized repairs without claiming ownership of the street. It may be that it was not engineered properly, it may be that the base was not tested properly, it may be a lot of things.
We added a subdrain on the south side to help alleviate this potential problem, but were never offered an opportunity to install one on the north side. So we will be working to get this squared away, and hopefully can get that street open soon.