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Dodge a pothole

As spring approaches, the people of Spokane get to play dodge a pothole again. Or how long can I go without a front-end alignment due to pothole damage? There are Third World countries with better streets than Spokane.

You might ask why are we having all the problems with potholes? They are not happening on streets that have been repaved in the last seven years, but on streets that haven’t been repaved in 25 years. These streets have patches on their patches and should have been repaved. Just to give you an example, take Garland/Empire from Market to Northwest Boulevard. It hasn’t been repaved in 25 years. Another example is Rowan, east of Division. It has so many holes it looks like a B-52 made a bombing run on it.

You would think that someone at City Hall could come up with a plan to repave our streets in a timely manner. Or, as our mayor might say, if you live in Spokane, you are going to have crumbling streets. Get used to it, and stop complaining.

Rick Johnson

Spokane

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