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DEL.ICIO.USJohns Creek’s Pothole Posse
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The city of Johns Creek doesn’t mind stealing a good idea on occasion even when it comes from Atlanta.
Mayor Mike Bodker said he’s establishing a pothole posse, similar to the one that Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin established.
The city’s contractor, CH2M Hill-OMI, did a comprehensive survey of city streets soon after Johns Creek became a legal entity on Dec. 1, and then did a refresher survey in the past few weeks.
Based on that, city staff and the company plans to develop a priority list and to aggressively address the bone-jarring holes that pock the city’s roadways and byways. There’s about 130 potholes identified citywide, which would cost about $105,000 to fix.
Bodker has said he hopes to have them all repaired within a couple of months, and staff members are rejiggering the budget to find the money.
Stayed tuned…
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By Nikki
March 16, 2007 8:58 AM | Link to this
If any of the problem places near my house are fixed, I will be shocked. I will honestly be shocked if this whole thing turns out any better than being in unincorporated Fulton Co was in the first place — oh, wait! I’m already paying a premium to a city government that seems to stand a 99% chance of not caring about my neighborhood! What a great change. I get to pay more for power and still be ignored because we don’t live in million dollar houses.
I would have rather kept my Alpharetta address.
By Excuses, Excuses
March 19, 2007 2:03 PM | Link to this
In addition to lying to us regarding no new taxes in Johns Creek, now Bodker has picked up the well-worn adage politicians use “We need to find the money”. What happened to that extra $3m you picked up via the back door in new taxes, Bodker? And what about the tens of millions we used to ship to south Fulton. Where’d all that go, Bodker?
By anthony m duncan
March 23, 2007 8:32 AM | Link to this
LOOKS LIKE SAME OLD STORY EMPIRE BUILDING AND NO SERVICE TO SHOW FOR IT. A NEW JOBS PROGRAM FOR GOVERNMENT WORKERS. NEED TO BUILD BIG GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. HOW ABOUT LESS TAX IE FRANCHISE FEE PENALTY . STATEMENT WAS WE NEED THE EXTRA $$$ . THIS IS WHY WE VOTED FOR THE CITY IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOTHING HAS CHANGED . WE DID SEE SIGNS UP SAYING JOHNS CREEK ON HAYNES BRIDGE ROAD. THE ONE WITH THE BONE JARING POT HOLES. DO WE HAVE OUR PRIORITIES RIGHT??