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I tripped and stumbled on the poorly done pavement on Chapel St near the bus stop at the corner of Orange St. I was crossing the street amid heavy traffic so was trying to get across before the light changed. The pavement has a patchwork of sloppily done blacktop. I stumbled and almost fell.. looking like I was dancing in the street! I almost fell, but used my cane to help stabilize. So I didn't quite fall, nor get hit. I could have used the money if I had and sued.
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XYZ (Registered User)
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pedestrian (Guest)
I had forgotten about the pavement problem and was proceeding normally instead of avoiding this patch.
By the time I got home on Friday it was too late to notify the City and file a claim, so that will be done first thing Monday morning. I'm going to make it easier and cheaper for the City to do downtown street repairs than to neglect them.
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hurt (Guest)
I have gotten a big runaround from the Mayor's office, and the City Clerk's office.. wrong e-mail addresses given to me, wrong forms.. etc.
I'm told by the doctor that the rib separation is permanent.
Do you get the feeling, like I do that they just don't care? They don't care about the appearance of downtown, the safety of downtown, or people's injuries.. they did say they would get their lawyer right on it.
You know, an injured person is not up to full capacity to deal with all this run around.. there should be someone who facilitates stuff like this.. an advocate.. Downtown is not in compliance with the ADA.
XYZ (Registered User)
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