I agree this needs fixing, but couldn't you also teach your boy to stay out of other people's yard? Teach him what a sidewalk is for?

This hole is 6 inches from the sidewalk, which is blocked by a portable basketball hoop. So no, he will continue to walk over this area since he has no way of walking on the sidewalk due to their own property. Please don't leave comments unless they are directly applicable to the problem, commenting on my parenting is not helpful in this situation.

Wait a minute. So this hole is on PRIVATE PROPERTY? How is that the City's problem? We homeowners are responsible for keeping up our own property -- even if that problem is next to a utility box. And remember, our property goes out to the street and includes the sidewalk and the parkway (if there is one.) Get a little top soil and pour it down the whole. Stop wasting taxpayers money.

I agree, Don't leave comments unless they are DIRECTLY applicable to the problem, but YOU did so I am now free to comment on that comment.

I now think this issue should be closed, but I'll let the city do that.

It appears they dug the hole bigger than the box they installed.

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