New item-Atlanta
Mary Marshall wants something done about a visible hole on Moreland Avenue.
“What concerns me is that there is a hole with the makings of a fire hydrant in front of our house, but no visible hydrant above the ground for the fire department to hook onto. In August a driver talking on a cell phone veered from the road and knocked the hydrant off its moorings. The hydrant lay on the ground for about a week, and then was gone,” she wrote.
Marshall said she called the fire department and was told they were on top of the situation.
“After several days I called the water department and after calling many times and being on hold for long periods, have gotten messages such as ‘That service number does not exist,’ or ‘My supervisor will call you right back, or ‘There is no hydrant there,’ ” she added.
Marshall put a post with a red cloth in the hole so that no one would get hurt.
We sent the information to the city’s water department and will keep you updated.
Days on list-6
Who’s looking into it: Department of Watershed Management department director of communications and community relations Scheree Rawles, SCRawles@AtlantaGa.Gov.
Update-Cobb County
In late November, we told you about Dave Fritsch’s problem with some utility poles in Cobb County.
“Within about two miles of my home there are at least three telephone poles that have been struck by vehicles and fractured. Two of these poles are tied off with ropes to added adjacent replacement poles. Multiple contacts to every entity I could think of to get these poles removed have not yielded any results,” he wrote.
We first contacted Georgia Power about the issue, who then informed us the poles belonged to Marietta Power. We received an update from them last week.
“Since that time our electrical distribution crews have pulled the stub poles in question plus a few others located in the vicinity. This should clear up any further concerns regarding this situation,” wrote Marietta Power’s electric director Tom Bell.
Days on list-28
Who got it fixed Marietta Power Electric Director Tom Bell, tbell@mariettaga.gov
Update-Dunwoody
We received an update from the city of Dunwoody about its stormwater repair program.
“The city of Dunwoody is continuing the repair and replacement of our aging storm water infrastructure. The majority of these structures are close to 40 years old and in varied stages of deterioration. The city recently completed large replacement projects on Vermack Road and Delverton Drive,” wrote the city’s deputy director of stormwater David Elliott.
Elliot added the city supplemented the storm water revenues with approximately $270,000 from reserves for the purpose of addressing major storm water infrastructure projects.
Who’s getting the issue fixed: Deputy Director of Stormwater David Elliott, david.elliot@dunwoodyga.gov
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