Opinion : Letter to the Editor: Street Repairs needed now

Letter to the Editor: City Council not doing their job or whoever is responsible.

     We have lived here since 2008 and it is sad to see that very, very little of street/sidewalk repair and reconstruction has been done in this city.

     A very few, if any, might remember I have written about this before.  It was when our daughter was still in high school and still today uses a wheelchair.  The frustration was then that cars would HONK at her and our local police would stop her and tell her to get off the streets.  I can't tell how much that hurt and angered her and still does.   She has all the safety patches on and a flag.  The problem?  The city is behind the times!!  Sidewalks all over town that are NOT up to code.  Code at one end and a drop off at the other end. And the condition of them?  You hardly dare to walk on them.  They are dangerously unsafe. Our city streets/sidewalks are beyond embarrassing. 

     The cobblestone streets  are a joke and should either be redone or RIPPED up.  Streets in Vinton are a mess and nothing has been done.  There should be a plan in place that a "number" of streets get redone EVERY year and I DO NOT mean patch work.  Not just a short portion of one like they did with east 3rd St.   If we are a city of the future and see expansion into new areas; we must maintain and upgrade (and not patches!!) the old as well.  Someone(s) needs to open their eyes or buy a pair of new glasses.

Tired of no change. Someone please bring this up to the council and don't let it lay dormant.

Betty Thorsvig