December 13, 2004
Peeved about Paved
OK, so they are "paving Paradise" at Dyckman Park and we are pretty peeved. But let's begin chatting about where we WON'T be peeved to be paved. How about our STREETS, for starters. And not necessarily the whole she-bang like Monroe Blvd enjoyed this past year...I would settle for a little patching and pot-hole filling, at least.
I assume that non-voting residents of North Shore Drive have paid the lion's share of the tax increase passed by voters for paving. Yet this heavily traveled tourist street, densely populated area and school bus route to BOTH new schools does not even appear in the current paving plans. Whazzup with that?
Oak Street (North end, entrance to many residential areas) has endured two years of huge truck traffic as the new condos were built at the old Patterson Marine. The street is ruined and there are no plans to pave. Shouldn't there have been a plan to have these developers repave the damage they caused?
Sent to me by e-mail from a citizen:
"Rumor has it that Quaker Street (yes, DDA) will be moved onto the parking lot by the theatre to straighten out the jog it makes now. A nice new sidewalk would be built by the nice new storefronts to be built along it. I suppose a bending street is as bad as a park that isn't square (that's why Larry King said the piece on the back of Dyckman Park needed to be paved).
Ward 2 people are feeling left out of paving plans too. South Haven Place carries vehicular & pedestrian traffic to Briar Hills & beyond. It is in horrible condition and lacks sidewalks."
Maybe it's time for the rest of the town to have a little bit of the concrete that is being poured downtown.
Posted by Elaine at December 13, 2004 08:23 AM