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Peter
Citizen
Username: Peter
Post Number: 57
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 10:29 am: |     |
This really burns me. Harvard between Valley and Prospect was resurfaced about six weeks ago -- the first week of school if I recall correctly. This morning, the contractor who is building the rather large house just across from Tuscan School is cutting into the street, presumably to tie into the sewer system to get rid of all the water the lot collects.
The problem, to me, is that an asphalt patch is never as good as the surrounding surface, and we can expect cracks, then pot holes, where the cuts were made, probably by February, after a couple of freezes and snows.
The contractor obviously planned this cut as part of the original construction -- you can tell by the depth of the foundation. Couldn't he have cut the street and installed the drains BEFORE the city resurfaced the street? Couldn't the building department have told him of the city's plans and insisted he do it before the resurfacing?
Fortunately, I saw Mayor Profeta, Dave Huemer and Vic DeLuca at the train station this morning, and Fred promised to have the township engineer make sure the patch is top notch.
But should one guy be allowed to disrupt the common good and waste the fisc as he pursues his profits? |
Tom Reingold
Supporter
Username: Noglider
Post Number: 10209
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 10:32 am: | |
While that would have been considerate, and I'm guessing that there is no law requiring contractors to try to do that. And you know how it is. Sometimes, people think that all they have to do is comply with the law.
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Jgberkeley
Citizen
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 4314
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 2:42 pm: | |
Tom,
Or the Township, who reviewed the building plans 6-8 months ago, issued the building permits just a few months ago; and scheduled the street repairs could have made sure that one was done before the other.
How could the contractor know the Township plans? The Township had knowledge of all the plans.
What do we pay them to do?
I agree with Peter, no patch, no matter how super duper they do it, is better than the un-touched re-surfaced street. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 5648
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 3:09 pm: | |
I find it hard to believe that a contractor (or any private party, for that matter) can tear up a city street for a private project.
If a contractor damages my property during the course of another project (even "necessary" damage), it doesn't get patched; it gets replaced as good as new.
Why would this private project not be held accountable for repaving the block? It may sound ludicrous, but, hey. That's the cost of doing business when you build a new house.
As a taxpayer, and therefore someone who paid for the resurfacing, it pisses me off. |
aquaman
Supporter
Username: Aquaman
Post Number: 537
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 3:20 pm: | |
If memory serves...
Maplewood Avenue was closed (like a year-18 months ago?) so that it could be repaved. It was inconvenient, and I saw no notice whatsover.
Anyway, the end result was a creamy smooth blacktop (it was like licorice buttuh!) Beautiful. New 3D striping with the non-slip finish. OOOhh baby.
Not 3 days later, the road was dug up in front of St. James Gate. (!!!)
It was dug up again maybe two weeks after that.
I feel ya, Greentree. |
Peter
Citizen
Username: Peter
Post Number: 58
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 3:37 pm: | |
Aguahombre,
Yeah, I remember that. Someone postulated it was because the heavy equipment cracked the PSEG gas lines.
Pedro |
johnny
Citizen
Username: Johnny
Post Number: 1418
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 9:29 pm: | |
Peter,
This is the same town that had the county pave Springfield Ave and then proceeded to cut the crap out of the newly paved street to put in new sidewalks. Duh, how about sidewalks then pavement? |
Bob K
Supporter
Username: Bobk
Post Number: 9566
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 5:05 am: | |
I believe there was also a gas leak near the stationary store after the repaving. That may have been caused by the construction operations.
Repaving Harvard while there is a house being built is pretty poor planning in my opinion. It isn't rocket science to realize that utility connections are going to have to be made. |
Peter
Citizen
Username: Peter
Post Number: 88
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 - 3:05 pm: | |
I'm now exra cheesed off. Exactly as I suspected, the contractor has cut up the street and put down a really lousy patch, and I mean really lousy. Grrrrrrr. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 5758
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 - 3:13 pm: | |
Call Mittemier, Profeta, et. all and raise lots & lots of hell. |
Jonathan teixeira
Citizen
Username: Jhntxr
Post Number: 13
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 2, 2005 - 5:51 pm: | |
Talk about poor planning!!!They started paving the street on the very first day of school!!!!!!!!As if there is not enough confusion on Harvard and adjacent streets on regular school days!Then these guys just butchered the pavement.It was not cut evenly,now the patch looks like crap.These people should be charged with vandalism. |
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