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Janice Hudson hopes something can be done about a water leak. She contacted the city’s Department of Watershed Management this summer about a hydrant leaking in front of 337 Lincoln St., S.W.
“It’s been leaking over a year. I was informed that it would take 5-10 business days to check it. Nothing has yet been done,” she wrote.
We sent her issue to the department and got a quick response.
“The service request was called in on July 9, and resolved on July 19.There is a possibility that it may be leaking again. We will have someone return to the location and repair,” said department director of communications and community relations Scheree Rawles.
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.
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Martha Foster wrote us about an issue that has endured for years.
“I have lived in (the) Morningside neighborhood for nearly 30 years. During that time, the right turn arrow light at the corner of North Rock Springs Road and Piedmont Road has been broken more than it has worked. Why can’t this right turn indicator be fixed, or take down the “no right on red” sign so the intersection won’t be so congested at that corner during rush hour?” she wrote.
Foster said having the right turn arrow out is particularly annoying because it is a long light, and there is a sign that prohibits right turns on red after stop.
“Traffic is only heavy during morning and afternoon rush hours, so at other times of the day I sit there endlessly, obeying the ‘no right on red’ sign, often with no other traffic in sight. While the right turn arrow isn’t working, the timer still delays the light from turning green as if the right turn arrow were functioning.” she added.
We sent her item to the city and will let you know what happens.
Who’s looking into it:
City of Atlanta Department of Public Works Commissioner Richard Mendoza, 404-330-6240, rmendoza@atlantaga.gov
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William Brandon turned to us after weeks of frustration.
“After following due dilligence in attempting to resolve a road issue through calling and emailing DeKalb County, I’m now turning to you for assistance. Over the past several years, the stretch of Bennington Drive between Glen Forest Way and Richard Road in the Decatur neighborhood of Belvedere Park has become almost impassable for more than one vehicle at a time. At least a decade’s worth of leaves, pine straw and other debris have fallen onto the outer edges of the roadway, becoming soil within which is growing all variety of small plants and trees,” Brandon said.
He said with each passing year, nature is encroaching more and more toward the center of the road.
“It is now so bad that only one car can pass through this stretch of Bennington Drive at a time,” he added.
We sent his item to DeKalb County and will let you know when it is resolved.
Days on list-6
Who’s looking into it, county spokesperson Burke Brennan, bbrenna@dekalbcountyga.gov
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