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The intersection of Elm and 5th went from a crater to smooth in 3 days flat
I saw it with my own eyes, the pothole at Elm and 5th was like a moon crater, probably 6 inches deep and wide enough to swallow a bike tire whole. I filed a report with the city about it back in February, but nothing happened for weeks. Then out of nowhere, last Tuesday a crew showed up and patched it up in like 3 hours. I think what did it was someone from the local news station did a story on it, because I saw a news van there the day before. Now I'm kind of curious if that's the secret weapon, getting the media involved. Has anyone else had luck getting a local news station to highlight a bad pothole before the city finally fixes it?
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sean8542mo ago
My neighbor called the city three times about Elm and 5th and got it fixed in a week without any news crew.
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gavin2282mo ago
You ever notice how the city suddenly finds magic money the second a news crew shows up? I read somewhere that local stations get a ton of viewer complaints about potholes, so they actually pick the worst ones to film. I swear, it took me six calls to the city about a sinkhole on Maple Street before they even looked at it. Then a reporter did a segment on it, and two days later they filled it. So yeah, you are probably right about the news van being your secret weapon.
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