[RP TownTalk] water main break at Madison and Taylor

[Gerald King]

This is the type of problem that should be addressed first to a Council 
Member. If their response is not prompt or adequate you may try calling 
the Mayor. Trying to deal with  utilities is time consuming and often 
frustrating experience. We have a governing body that was voted into 
office for just this type of problem. My experience has been good, and 
I'm pleased with the mayor and those on the town council. We can only 
hope the they can cut trough the red tape of public utilities and town 
services better than private property owners and town residents.
Gerald King

Euniverz at aol.com wrote:

> Water is bubbling up in the middle of Madison Street at the corner of 
> Taylor Road.  It has been active from at least 8:30 am, when I first 
> saw it.  I reported it to the Riverdale Police dept dispatch, who 
> declined to report it and instead gave me the emergency number to 
> WSSC.  I have not been able to get through to WSSC; the line has been 
> constantly busy for hours on end. I reported it to the fire department 
> since there is a fire hydrant just a few feet away.  Almost 4 hours 
> later, it doesn't look like anyone has investigated or done anything 
> so I reported it to the fire department again.  And WSSC's emergency 
> line is still busy.
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> This is a disconcerting trend since there seems to have been a similar 
> problem at the corner of 410 and Taylor. What's going on and why is 
> the response so slow?  This might only be a bad problem now, but the 
> longer it goes on it can become a neighborhood disaster...
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> Adrianne Lefkowitz
> Madison and 48th
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