Detroit Water & Sewerage Department PLUS

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am writing this letter in hopes that it will inspire some tangible action to address the severity of our neighborhood safety concerns. Over the past two years we have watched the street and sidewalk embankment in front of our home crumble into ruin. We have written countless letters to our Water & Sewage department asking for assistance with an ever expanding sink hole next to our driveway. They have temporarily patched the road surface no less than half a dozen times and each time the patch (be it sand filler, tar coating, asphalt leveling etc.) lasts no more than a few days as pedestrian and vehicle traffic re-expose the person sized holes in the ground. At the time of my latest letter to the Water & Sewage department, I was informed that issues regarding the actual construction and infrastructure of the street should be taken up with name of department. I want to be clear: The sub level of our sewer inlet that should connect safely to the main water system is crumbling and ineffective. Simply put the infrastructure is not there. There is nothing supporting the sewer grate from underneath so it collapses every time a car rolls past. Included with this letter are pictures of the issue I have described. Our street is home to dozens of small children and elderly citizens who are forced to navigate this unsafe terrain on a daily basis. We are asking that our city and its name of department do their duty and protect residents from the dangers of unsound infrastructure that has the immediate and dire potential to cause harm to people and damage to property.