Joe F.

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    Washington Ave Portland, ME, 04101, USA - Portland
    Why are there numerous manhole covers raised above street level along Washington Ave. and North St. instead of being flush with the pavement? I'm concerned about potential damage to vehicle tires as well as wheel alignment. Is there going to be another layer of blacktop applied to these two streets? Thanks.
  • Portland ME, USA - Portland
    Why are so many postings followed by this message: "Public commenting and status changes are not available for this issue." Is there a valid reason for suppressing public input? If so, would someone share it with us? Thanks.
  • Political Sign Arquivada
    Corner Of Quebec St. & Merrill St. Portland, Maine - Portland
    There's a Ringelstein campaign sign at the corner that needs to be retrieved.
  • Quebec Street Portland, Maine - Portland
    Quebec Street is in darkness...all the street lights are out. Looks like the setting in a Stephen King movie up here.
  • Washington Ave & Eastern Prom Portland, Maine - Portland
    The campaign signs planted on the traffic island at this intersection obscure visibility of oncoming traffic for cars turning left to enter the Eastern Prom. This is DANGEROUS!..the raised island at.this intersection is an inappropriate place for political campaign signage...safety should take precedence. I reported this issue last year and the signs were removed...now they are back again. Please remove all political signage from this site before there's a head-on collision. Thank you.
  • Other Arquivada
    Cor. Washington Ave & Cumberland Ave. Portland, Maine - Portland
    Many cars damaged when entering or leaving the parking lot at 7-11 due to the excessive angle where the street and parking lot entrances meet at the curb cuts.. The lower the car the greater the damage done to it. Either the depressed pavement needs to be built up or the parking lot needs to be regraded at each of the 3 entrance/exits...or both. Thank you.
  • 65 Quebec St. Portland, Maine - Portland

    New recycling bins (2 needed) were delivered to all my neighbors but not to this address.

    The oversize bins will hold a lot more than the small blue buckets...is there a weight limit?

  • Washington Ave @ Eastern Prom Portland, Maine - Portland
    The campaign signs planted on the traffic island at this intersection almost completely obscure visibility of oncoming traffic for cars turning left to enter the Eastern Prom. The Ben Chipman sign is the largest of them all and is the one that blocks the view. I've had two close encounters with oncoming cars that I coujld not see while attempting to turn left. This is DANGEROUS!...this intersection is an inappropriate place for distractive political campaigning...safety should take precedence. Please remove all political signage from this site. Thank you.
  • Property Damage Arquivada
    Corner Of Quebec & Merrill Streets Portland, Maine - Portland

    here we go again...new complaint:

    5 minutes ago several of the basketballers playing at this intersection crossed the street and did some gratuitous damage to my garden...they were seen from the window by me throwing rocks at the fish in the water feature and they broke several leaves off the hosta plants surrounding it, leaving them lying on the sidewalk.

    i'm getting totally fed up with this disturbing and destructive behavior. instead of relaxing at home i now have to maintain near constant vigilance over my property when this undisciplined and unsupervised group is present. is this the way life should be?

    after checking the level of damage i spoke to the entire group and asked them to leave my property alone, then warned them the cops would be called immediately if i saw them anywhere near the garden. this time i sent an email to janine kaserman instead of making that call.

    i'm in my mid-70's and have already had 2 heart attacks. the stress these kids are causing is elder abuse. am i required to tolerate this in order to be considered a good neighbor?

    i need some effective help to resolve this issue. first it was noise and kids out after curfew (9pm)...now it's actual damage. where will this end?

    my previous complaint is listed on this site under "noise."

  • Noise Arquivada
    Corner Of Quebec St. & Merrill Street Portland, Maine - Portland

    Resident at 68 Quebec St. has set-up a basketball hoop at the edge of the sidewalk along his property at the corner of Merrill St.. The hoop has become a magnet for many kids, pre-teens and now older teens, from other neighborhoods, who are sometimes playing basketball in the street morning, afternoon and evening, even after nightfall. Lately the party has begun after supper and goes till after sundown. The bouncing of numerous basketballs (most of them have their own ball) along with incessant screeching totally wipes out the peace and quiet of the entire neighborhood...usually for hours on end.

    Tonight the passing cars had to stop and blow their horns before the kids cleared the street to let them through. Add the sounds of car horns to the cacophony.

    With more players and peripheral spectators this has become a popular public playground meeting place creating a substantial disturbance of the peace in what was a quiet residential neighborhood...and it's happening on a regular basis.

    So...the police have been called numerous times, Janine has intervened, the hoop owner has been informed of the complaints and yet the problem remains.

    Janine Kaserman has been informed by email on at least 3 occasions and has intervened by talking to the kids, to their parents and to the owner of the hoop...and yet, the crowd continues to gather and grow, older kids are displacing the younger ones, foul language is being used and the noise continues undiminished.

    What would you do if the front of your house was turned into a noisy public playground hosting a continuous party for people who don't even live in the neighborhood?

    There are playgrounds nearby provided by the City of Portland...apparently a few city blocks is too far to walk to play in a safe, off the street area away from residential homes. I'm sure the parents of these kids are delighted that they don't have to listen to the noise their kids make since it's been moved to another neighborhood.

    Any thoughts?