Bainbridge Rd Issues

This document is to summarize statements made at the October 5

Public Works meeting.While progress on Bainbridge Rd looks good, and recognizing that the city is exercising someinfluence over this project, HOWEVER there are serious issues still falling through the cracks that needimmediate attention.1.Phase 1 (SOM to Liberty) was originally scheduled for completion last year, then the schedulewas revised for Phase 1 West (SOM to Huntington) to complete last year. The county leasedPhase 1 property (temporary take eminent domain) for only 2 years which started with Utilitywork in July 2009, and is currently expired. Phase 1 West revised completion was Spring 2011,it is overdue NOW, missing its second completion target.2.Driveways were to start over 4 months ago, long after concrete aprons were done, a few asphaltdrives near city hall were completed, the rest only received a base coat and still have sand onthe drive apron awaiting the final course. No target for completion has been made.3.Restoration was to be competed to Huntington, but was delayed by underground utilityrelocation that was to be done 2 years ago. Six weeks ago, the concrete work was started andthe restoration was to be done 2 weeks later. No target for completion has been made.4.Property was to be restored to a condition “just like it was before” the project.A)A few inches of “top soil” was spread over the top of gravel road bed material which can barely support grass and stones are surfacing on slopes. Residents didn't have road bedmaterial in their tree lawns before this project.B)Mail box installations have had difficulty digging holes in the tree lawn road bed materialand have cut off any concrete base and more to fit in shallower holes so they will have ahigher chance of falling over, a few already have. The service director recommended 3 ftholes for mailboxes.C)Residents with damaged driveway lighting, sprinkler systems and invisible fencingare told that it isn't the contractor's responsibility and are taking on the restorationthemselves.D)There are 3 trees removed in the grading on the south side for the last six weeks, when willthis material be removed.E)Several months ago Councilman Kraus noted that Phase 2 drive aprons were steep becausethe final course was not in. In Phase 1, the contractor had placed 2x4s as a temp bridge andthen temp asphalt. That problem still remains, while the final course is scheduled in a fewweeks, 2x4 bridges would still provide some relief.5.Responsibility still rests inappropriately on the homeowner. When a resident raises an issue,they are told by the city that it is a county project, when they contact the county supervisor theyare told that it is the contractor's responsibility (missing the point that the county supervisor is being asked to direct the contractor to a solution) and in the end residents are doing their ownwork on this $12M project. Residents are raking gravel from their tree lawns, grading deep rutsnext to their drives, installing mail boxes, fixing property damage by the project (4C) and evenreseeding grass where the county planted weeds.