Crew Patch Johnanna Drive Potholes, Weeks After Complaint

More that six weeks after a crews Tuesday filled it with fresh asphalt.

The Woodhawk Club confirmed it hired the workers who performed the repairs.

Vicki Chang, a Woodhawk club resident, said on Feb. 4 that the entrance to Johnanna Drive acted as a speed bump, causing a dangerous backup of northbound traffic on McKnight Road. (See video and Click "view larger map" for exact location).

At the time, Solicitor Bonnie Brimmeier said there was little the township could do because the road is privately owned.

"There's three parties up there, the Woodhawk Club, the E-Z storage, and the Ivy Woods, which is the homeowners association for the condos that are up there," she said then.

"Their attorney told me the owner of Woodhawk was intending to make the repairs and then seek contributions from the other parties that are responsible, and I suggested that they do it as quickly as possible."

In addition to its poor condition, Brimmeier said the road also may lack the proper permits from the state.

"Ross Police Chief Robert Bellan informed me that in their investigation that they found that apparently there was never a highway occupancy permit obtained for that intersection so I will include that in my correspondence and tell them they need to pursue that and get it straightened out," she said.

"That's not our responsibility, it's PennDOT's issue first. We can certainly bring it to their attention." 

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