With the funding of the NC Department of Transportation "frozen/dry", it's probably not the best time to send something like this to an area engineer, but I did anyway. It took three tries before I finally got a "read receipt" tonight.
I mean, what the hell? If DOT doesn't have enough money to actually pave any roads, then their people should have plenty of time on their hands to tell us why they cannot/HAVE NOT EVER paved the roads.
Here's the e-mail, with a minor deletion (referencing time):
Mr. Blakley,
I was referred to you by one of your colleagues.
I have a question about Viewmont Road, just outside of Asheboro in the Dave's Mountain neighborhood. I am curious as to why its distal/far end and attached cul-de-sacs have not been/were not ever picked up for state maintenance.
The roads beyond state maintenance are in horrible condition after being built to "minimum standards" years ago (one of the road-builders is now an Asheboro City Councilman). The developers, home & road-builders shrug off responsibility and have not maintained the road or done repairs.
I have heard several conflicting versions of how a road is accepted for maintenance - and why Viewmont and its distal tributaries have been neglected for so long.
I would like to meet with you in person to hear it directly from "the horse's mouth". I want you to see some of these roads.
Please feel free to call or e-mail to schedule the meeting.
In the interest of full disclosure, please be advised that (1) I am a blogger, (2) we on Dave's Mtn are preparing for another annexation battle with the City of Asheboro, and (3) I plan to disclose what you tell me to my readers - and my neighbors.
Mary H. Johnson, M.D.
www.drjshousecalls.blogspot.com
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