The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to [email protected].

Question:

Dear Mayor ,

Thank you for making yourself accessible, it is much appreciated .

As is known the town is in the midst of a significant investment in road repavement .

What I am concerned about is utility cut repairs.

Does the town currently have robust repair standards that utility companies must comply with ? Are they inspected after each job to ensure compliance ?

In the past I have witnessed freshly paved roads mutilated by seemingly poor repairs . In a short amount of time the road is crumbling again .

Thank you for listening !

A grateful resident

Response from Mayor Coles:

Hi Benjamin

This has been a pet peeve of mine for a long time. I have had the engineering department working on a follow-up method to make sure these utility cuts get done properly. It is necessary for an initial paving to be done, which will then settle for a few months before the final paving is done. The problem is to often this final paving doesn’t get done in a timely fashion, if at all. We are also in the midst of redoing our road paving and restoration ordinance to make sure these companies are held to account

Thanks,

Ray

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