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2012:   The City of SCS continues with their sidewalk replacement program
THE PROBLEM:  On just 1 street
151 out of 200 squares were incorrectly marked for replacement!

YouTube clip--Walk through with Erin & her dog to see the problems on Avalon
(this is representative of all of the streets in the 2012 Sidewalk Replacement Zone)

 
 
 

 

The City of SCS continues with their sidewalk replacement program
THE PROBLEM:  On just 1 street
151 out of 200 squares were incorrectly marked for replacement!

That's $ 11,325.00 in overcharges on only 1 street...what about the rest?
25 streets = $283,125.00 in overcharges (West of Harper)
                            + $250,000.00 in associated administrative costs
                                            + $250,000.00 to $500,000 (prevented streets East of Harper from being mis-marked)
                                                    + $150,000.00 (approx. costs for AEW engineering firm to correct the city's costly mistakes)
                                               + $ ???             Unnecessary financial and emotional hardship on SCS seniors & families

$933,125.00 Approximate overcharges to SCS taxpayers
for a program out of control 
 
 


What you don't know...
City Council (including Erin) addressed complaints by:

1) Touring the areas in question
2) Giving Chris Rayes (CDI Director) a new direction
3) The City corrected the mis-marked squares

Yet our instructions in 2005/2006 were ignored in 2012!


Perplexed at the markings


Erin walks her dog
documenting the problem
 
 
 

2012 Sequence of events:

NOTE:  all forms of communication with city has fallen on deaf ears
     
 

  ~ March 23 - Erin maps out incorrectly marked squares on Avalon
                      Overall Stats for Avalon Street (Between Harper & I-94)
                                     (City Council & staff received maps and stats in their March 29th packet)
 

                    Map:  Page 1 of 5     (Avalon: I-94 to Eastlawn)
                      Map:  Page 2 of 5     (Avalon: Eastlawn to Pallister)
                      Map:  Page 3 of 5     (Avalon: Pallister to Harper--first 1/3)
                      Map:  Page 4 of 5     (Avalon: Pallister to Harper--second 1/3)
                      Map:  Page 5 of 5     (Avalon: Pallister to Harper--last 1/3)




 


(City Time Stamp)

   ~ March 29 - Erin's findings above (maps & stats) are put into City Council/Staff packets



 

 
 YouTube clip

   ~ April 2 - At council meeting Erin requests City Manager to follow-up
         (After not responding to maps included in their council packets Erin brings it to their attention again, on camera )
 

  ~ April 2 - After council meeting, Erin follows up with City Manager
                    
                            
 		   ~ April 11 - Erin writes a letter to the SCS Sentinel Editor
            YouTube clip   ~ April 13 - Video of problem with sidewalk markings
                Walk through with Erin & her dog to see the problems on Avalon
                     (this is representative of all of the streets in the 2012 Sidewalk Replacement Zone)
          e-mail
        my reply		   ~ April 16 - E-mail to City Council - request for follow-up (Page 2 lists who acknowledged/read my e-mail)
                                 My reply - when Ben, Chris V., Candice, and John "read" my e-mail
           Ben's response
       e-mail		   ~ April 16 - Response E-mail from Ben Hughes
            YouTube clip   ~ April 16 - Video of City Council Meeting:  Council members response to my e-mail
                         (NOTE:  City Manager Ben Hughes does NOT follow up with my e-mail in his Manager's report--not surprising
                            Councilmen Rubino and Caron respond and Mayor Walby also voices concerns with 2012 program)
              
              YouTube clip		   ~ April 16 - Erin following up at the City Council meeting re: Sidewalk program
               (After the meeting, Erin talks to Councilmembers: Rubino, Rusie, and Caron to set up a walk in the "Sidewalk Zone")
        e-mail   ~ April 16 - Erin's follow-up e-mail to Council and the media
               (Erin requests sidewalk documents --they are used to pay Italia Construction and charge homeowners)
     
 
 
 
 

[See video]

[See video]

Exposed Aggregate (from 1960's)
Does NOT need replacement

Correctly marked for replacement
(Too bad this was replaced last time by Italia)

 

It cracked in 2002--the last time Italia did the work
Why is this not marked for replacement?
 
 
 
 

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