[RP TownTalk] water main break at Madison and Taylor

[Euniverz at aol.com]

I just like to say to my elected officials that some of us have  not 
necessarily elected you only to contact the utilities for us to tell them  there's 
damage to our town infrastructure.  Helpful?  Sure.  Some  of us, however, turn 
to you to prevent that damage and/or ensure it  doesn't persist.
 
I understand weather creates problems that are difficult to foresee when it  
comes to water delivery, but perhaps a good conversation to start on TownTalk  
would be, "what our town officials can do, are planning to do, or are  
currently doing about mitigating or preventing further problems?  Are  we aware of 
potential problems or soft spots in water delivery or other aspects  of our 
infrastructure?"  Also, I reported a few months ago that Riverdale  Road at 
Taylor, at the southwest corner of the roadbed, seems to have formed  wheel 
ruts...I think I feel a gentle scraping of my undercarriage at that  intersection.  
That's a big concern to me since the town has spent so much  money on 
resurfacing the roads.  Has anyone looked into the problem since  the time it was 
brought to the town's attention?  What were the  findings?
 
Thanks!
 
Adrianne Lefkowitz
 
 
 

Absolutely, do feel free to call - we will get your concerns forwarded  to 
the right party. I generally rely on our public works director to forward  
requests to Pepco, WSSC, SHA and the like - he has a rolodex of direct  contacts 
that can make the response time better or reduce the amount of time  on hold 
that we may get as average citizens. In the middle of the night, if a  main 
breaks, calling WSSC's hotline is probably still the best first-response  strategy, 
but again, do feel free to call on any council person so that we can  be 
aware of the issue and take action as we are best able.  


Alice




On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Gerald King <_Gerald at geraldking.com_ 
(mailto:Gerald at geraldking.com) >  wrote:

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_ (mailto: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.
 
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...
 
Adrianne Lefkowitz
Madison and 48th









 




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