5/27/15 Council Meeting

Dept. of Pubic Works Director
Frank Dann

PERTH AMBOY – During the public portion of the 5/27/15 Council Meeting resident Reinaldo Aviles stated, “The City has the worst streets. You don’t know when one is coming before you. Why aren’t we fixing the pot holes? In New York one of the Senators is nicknamed “Senator Pothole.” He was famous for focusing on that issue. We should fix them immediately.”

Councilman Bill Petrick answered “We are the City Council. We’re not responsible for that.”

“Should I be speaking to the Mayor about this?” Aviles asked. “All I’m asking is when I drive I can plainly see it. You should address the Council.”

Bill Petrick added, “We just purchase the equipment.”

Department of Public Works Director Frank Dann came up to the Council. “We are very receptive of pot holes by reports. We have a system online. We have employees working. We’re pretty much caught up. Every day we have that crew out. We can’t know at all times. We have ability to patch potholes. We carry coal patches. Sometimes the (potholes) are very serious. Not only (this winter) we used more salt than ever, we used $10,000 worth of asphalt.”

Nanton added, “There’s a spot on the website to report potholes. There are only 5 sets of eyes up here. After Sandy, 63 trees had to be taken down. It was a brutal winter. Our streets suffered.”