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Roads and Alleys
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In recent years, the City of The Colony has done quite a bit to deal
with the road and alley infrastructure, but the residents have told me time
and again that there are still many areas in our City that simply need to be
addressed. This is no different than
when I was on Council previously, but some of these roads and alleys are now
a decade older, and in worse shape than ever. As I go door-to-door in this campaign, I have had many residents
take me back to their alley to show me how bad they have become. I have driven streets that are in great need of repair or replacement. This has to be a
greater priority than it has been, even though I know that City staff and
Council have tried to work down the ever-growing list of street and alley
priorities. With the additional revenues that we are seeing with all the influx
of new business, we need to try to go deeper into the priority “waiting list”
for this important infrastructure. It
will require additional funding, and may require
that we look to outsource the work to multiple contractors to bring a quicker
response and resolution. One last note is that I do understand that materials and supplies
are suffering from shortages, which also leads to higher costs. This is why we
need leadership on our City Council that can properly manage this to balance
out what can be accomplished, and to clarify what is simply not feasible or too
costly. And, we have
to add citizen input and age of the infrastructure to the decision
factors, so that the roads and alleys that are the oldest and most damaged
get properly prioritized, and that the priority waiting list get regularly
evaluated and re-evaluated. As your Councilman, I promise to be available to you to come view
your issue – to drive and walk your street, your alley! |