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Good Morning,

I know this winter has been punishing on our town roads and as we come out of winter into spring, frost heaves etc will settle down...and I know you will be out and about patching potholes etc...as part of the general maintenance of our roadways.

I want to bring to your attention the shape of Donna Road pavement as it existed prior to this winter. I've lived at 24 Donna Road for well over 20 years and do recall the road was paved probably that long ago...and patched here and there along the way. As it stood last fall (only exacerbated over the winter), there are numerous potholes, scaling of pavement, loose pavement chips, bumps etc...so much so that we often choose to come onto our road via Sandra Drive as opposed to traveling the length of Donna Road....I'd say about 2/3 of the road is in poor shape and could use a fresh skim coat (at least) of pavement. To repair the road properly, grinding and re-paving is in order. Whatever the solution, I believe it has to be more than just a few shovel fulls of patch material.

I know that there are paving plans in town that I saw last summer(?) on the town web site, but I don't recall seeing Donna Road on that list. I'm hoping that you will send some folks to inspect the road and perhaps add Donna Road to your list of roads needing paving in the near term.

I have only praise for our town services and rarely (never?) call/e-mail with a complaint. I hope to hear back from someone in your office soon. I'm happy to talk about this issue or to drum up neighborhood support to back up my claims if that is your recommendation.

My Best,
Craig Tambo
978-973-0960 (cell)
craig.tambo@ll.mit.edu