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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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?</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks!</DIV>
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<DIV>Adrianne Lefkowitz</DIV>
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size=2>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.
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<DIV>Alice<BR>
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<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Gerald King <SPAN
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<DIV bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">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. <BR>Gerald King<BR><BR><A title=mailto:Euniverz@aol.com
href="mailto:Euniverz@aol.com" target=_blank>Euniverz@aol.com</A> wrote:
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<DIV>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.</DIV>
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<DIV>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...</DIV>
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<DIV>Adrianne Lefkowitz</DIV>
<DIV>Madison and 48th</DIV>
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