My civic duty
General March 11th, 2008
I like that the City of Champaign has so much information online. Over lunch I was able to report a drainage problem in my neighborhood to the Public Works department. There’s a storm sewer on my walk route that’s higher than the road around it, so water puddles — unfortunately right in front of the sidewalk. Yesterday, while jumping over the puddle, I slid on the ice and landed ankle-deep in a mud puddle. Ew. Hopefully, that’ll patch that up soon so it’s no longer a problem.
I also, in my old-man-crankiness, I was able to send a message to the Champaign police about people speeding in my neighborhood. Apparently, this is a FAQ, since they setup a traffic concerns web form. Also, in my searching, I found a procedure to petition the city to change the speed limit in residential areas, but we’ll see if some greater enforcement (or the YOUR SPEED IS automated signs I hope they deploy around my neighborhood for a few weeks,) works first.
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Wow. That’s some severe old-man-crankiness.
I pump my fist and yell at them too. I’m a hoot.