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April   7

Moats No More

Img_0210Over on Myrtle Avenue, the silence has been deafening. The dump trucks and back hoes took a hike three weeks ago when residents' protests put a stop to the moat like construction of new cobblestone drains. Kim Craft, town engineer gave us this update Wednesday:  “After a brief delay for reassessment and redesign, the contractor is scheduled to return to the site tomorrow (Thursday) to resume work.  He will be installing underground drainage pipes between the existing driveways and walkways, then installing a new shallow stone swale at the roadway elevation.”

Pam Satran, who has had a four foot ditch in front of her home told us “I hope they got it right this time.”

April 7, 2006 in Brand New | Permalink

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What a joke this improvement was. I saw it first hand last week. Besides being dangerous, it was ugly! Whoever from town planning -- responsible for this fiasco -- should be shown the door ASAP.

Posted by: Barista Fan#99 | Apr 7, 2006 2:05:52 PM

And the last one to go please turn out the lights.

Posted by: walleroo | Apr 7, 2006 2:21:34 PM

Yes.. I saw it first hand myself & all I could think of a scene out of some Monty Python skit w/ moats

Posted by: JT | Apr 7, 2006 8:25:41 PM

Barista fan 99,
Are you serious? When have you last seen a civil service employee "shown the door"?

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