Fix it Friday: Help Patch Make Affton Better

Affton-Shrewsbury Patch users are good neighbors, and being a good neighbor means keeping an eye out for the problems all neighborhoods face.

That’s why we are bringing you a new tool to report (and hopefully find solutions for) common problems—such as potholes, abandoned vehicles, unsafe crosswalks or intersections, rodent problems and more—online.

Every Friday, we'll post a map Patchers can use to alert neighbors and officials to important issues. Our goal is to bring neighbors together, making them aware of local problems and giving them the tools and information they need to solve them. If there is a way Patch can help, like calling the mayor’s office or doing a story on the issue, we will.

To report a problem, click the “Report” tab in the map above. Drag the red marker to indicate the problem’s location. (You can zoom the map in or out, if you wish.) Then fill in the information.

To see issues your neighbors have reported, click the "Issues" tab in the map above.

If you have any questions, contact your Affton-Shrewsbury Editor at Lindsay.Toler@patch.com.