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With so much public support behind them, the couple feels Compton could have taken a different approach than sending them a cease and desist letter.“I feel sad. I feel frustrated,” Alex said. “Because instead of ‘Well, thank you for your help, thank you for what you guys are doing,’ they come up with another thing.”At a city council meeting last Tuesday, residents spoke up in the public comment section, with one saying it was a “crying shame” for citizens to have to fix potholes.
He said there are liability concerns to contend with, and that if someone gets hurt or their property is damaged in one of the De La Rosa’s pothole fixes, that could open both parties up to legal issues. The city also stressed the importance of “leaving road repairs to trained professionals,” and encouraged residents to report road concerns through the city’s
Not all cracks in streets are potholes, which means they need a different kind of repair. If the wrong material is used, it could also end up cracking open again and making road damage worse.explained, a typical pothole is formed when water gets deep into the asphalt, and begins washing away the sub base. That weakens the road, and when cars drive over it, it breaks down even more.
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