Road deteriorating in this area of Rockport Rd/Guy Ave, there are several large potholes getting bigger by each rainy day. Long term, this area has really bad drainage, with many of the storm drains above the level of the road so water runs right around them and collects further south in a dangerously large puddle, in the vicinity of 2225 S Rockport road.
My concern is too little or no erosion control in place on 19th St., where major storm sewer installation is going on. The street was flooded with muddy water on (6/29/25) Sunday morning. Tree limbs and debris left in the street after water receded. Crider is cleaning it up now. There is major excavation with lots of loose soil piled up on that 5A site so is this going to be contained in the future as work continues. I'm sure Utilities does not want this dirt flowing down and getting in to the existing storm pipes. It is a mess up here. Plus storm grates on the low end are filled with debris once again.
Standing water on E. Maxwell Lane in the area between 1010 and 1016 E. Maxwell Lane. Ever since the fiber optic in-ground box was installed Fall 2024(seen in the attached picture) standing water remains in the road for a week or more after a rain. Seems to have created a very low spot in the roadway. Cars tend to drive around the water and into the oncoming lane. Immediately after rain the area of standing water is large enough that east bound traffic frequently has to stop for oncoming westbound traffic, creating effectively an area of one lane traffic. Perhaps the area of the road could be built up enough so as to restore the grading to allow the water to runoff into the gravel/grass.
A large and growing area of crumbling asphalt on the northwest corner of E. Maxwell Lane and Manor Dr. could use some repair. The road surface at this intersection is generally in need of repair. Storm water flow seems to be the primary culprit as storm water flows downhill south on Nanor Dr.
Our street, which is sloped downward from Dunn to N. Walnut, has water sluicing down Glendora in even a light rain. We have no storm drains or infrastructure to handle heavy rains except for the ditches some residents have dug on their own properties. I have such a ditch at 311 Glendora, and it runs very full and fast when it rains, keeping the street from flooding even more than it always does. My ditch has asphalt that is full of holes, so it needs patching- but that will only be a bandaid on what is a much larger problem... the fact that our neighborhood has no stormwater infrastructure. This causes basements to flood, and even one resident's basement wall to collapse under the floodwaters pouring down from Dunn St. Please contact me for more information, or direct me to the person who can help us. Thanks!
there is a hole in S. Morton Street, formerly heat and round, about a foot deep. Others like it along the street have covers with the word"water." This one has no cover, is crumbling and the street around it is breaking up into the hole. I live at 748; this is in street just north of my house.
S Clifton Ave (between 1st and 2nd) is in need of a street sweep to clear tree debris that has been accumulating. Because the street lacks a storm drain, all the debris flows into and stops up the swale that serves as the place for storm water to go. After each rain, several buckets of debris (pine needles, leaves, crumbling road surface) have to be removed by us.
Near 659 S Solitude Ct the curb has a small circular hole cut that appears to be designed for water drainage. However it's 20 years old, does not have a screen over the hole and is clogged with dirt. So each time it rains a small pond forms then when the pond slowly drains it leaves a large mud flat on the street. Is this something you can snake out?
Olive Street needs a curb from the top of the hill going down to Hillside Dr. The street had a curb at one time, but has been broken down by snow removal and wear and tear over the years. This is causing flooding when it rains to go down into 1504 S. Olive that is having water run down along the side of the house into the foundation. Also, the water from the rains is running down the street into the residence at 1144 E. Hillside. There is a curb on Olive next to the residence at 1144 E. Hillside that needs to extend up to the top of Olive Street. If someone could please contact me and let me know if this is possible to have done. Thank you, Monica Stafford
Hello. When the team was here to repair the sidewalk two weeks ago, they left behind a washout bag full of concrete mix. Due to the rain, that mix is now filled with water and it is too heavy for me to lift. Please send someone to collect and dispose of the bag as the repair has been completed for over two weeks. Thank you.