Description
Lucas Avenue from the park to Washington Avenue is turned into a stream with any rainstorm. The city promised to make repairs and all that was done was cold patch to make curbs and destruction of the parking area of the street which has resulted in gravel washing down the hill with the storm water. This street needs to be ground up and repaved as the county did on Lucas Avenue extension in 2004- creating proper drainage and catch basins. The hump in the middle of the road is higher than most curbing and sidewalks causing flooding in most homes and/or basements at the bottom of the hill. Add in the renovation of the Zoo without the use of an architect or engineer or permit and now everyone gets mud and silt too.
19 Comments
Andi Turco-Levin (Registered User)
I think that Lucas Ave is scheduled for repaving.
I will double check w/ Supt. Schupp.
As for the drainage, I am unaware of any work done at the park in recent years. Overflowing storm drains do not help either, with many homeowners still allowing their gutters to drain directly into these old sewers they can't handle the volume. (it is a code violation, did you know that?)
m. schupp, dept. of public works (Guest)
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Snowflake (Guest)
BTW- to m. schupp- the one driveway was repaired, but not both in the picture. Half a thank you to DPW, I guess.
Snowflake (Guest)
Michelle (Guest)
Andi Turco-Levin (Registered User)
If you have serious issues my phone number is on the City website and I am always happy to talk with anyone who has concerns. Your comments were more of a statement than a directive, what would you like to be done? Have you discussed it with the Parks dept or Supt Schupp?
I would be happy to arrange a meeting with you and your other neighbors who have issues and our City's engineer.
Andi Turco-Levin (Registered User)
Michelle (Guest)
Andi Turco-Levin (Registered User)
I will also follow up with the City's engineer and the mayor about this stuff. Please, give me a call and let me know the details. I will do whatever I can to help find a solution. As for the City taking down trees with no regard ...don't get me started. It saddens me to see the disregard for our treasured trees.
Michelle (Guest)
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vadhopper (Registered User)
This issue is over two years old. Has the problem been taken care of? The work done at the zoo - which was not illegal, has largely been completed and there should be no run off coming from that now - the new plantings have become quite lush.
Please let us know if this is still an issue, or I will close the issue.
Mike (Guest)
Snowflake (Guest)
vadhopper (Registered User)
Mike (Guest)
Small picture: sell and move out of Kingston.