Have you ever wondered why the Pothole From Hell in your neighborhood is still there? Why temporary detours seem to become permanent? Or the promise of that supermarket in the empty field has not been fulfilled?
Well, so do we and we're going to do something about it. But we can't do it without your help!
You Ask … Patch Answers is a weekly column for locals looking for solutions to community problems or issues. Everything from deer control to missing street signs to eye-sores to local mysteries: Why has nobody removed the graffiti from the water tower? Why does the Middle School have a boys locker room, but the girls have to change in the restroom? Why have street lights in one neighborhood been out for months?
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Why? WHY?! WHY?!?!
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