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Community Watchdog: Patched potholes a safety concern
Quick ReadOne reader writes to Gwen Young and the Community Watchdog about patched potholes near his home that are a safety concern.
Photo credit: Newsday/Gwen Young | Elliott Cohen of Dix Hills is disabled and gets his exercise by walking around the cul de sac where his home is located. Cohen says the road needs repaving so he doesn't trip and says he was told the work would be done in summer 2009, but that's passed and the road's still not paved. (November 12, 2009)
The street in front of my house has huge holes that are filled in every year. The patches only last until the first snow when the asphalt gets shoveled away because the road is in terrible shape. I need to use a walker and my doctor wants me to exercise a couple of times a day, but I can't go out alone because I'll trip and fall on the holes. The Town of Huntington highway superintendent came to...
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