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Goodfellow Dr & Turkey Hill Rd Fitchburg, MA, 01420, USA • Show on Map Hide Map

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jaronow

Issue ID:

15831096

Submitted To:

Fitchburg, MA

Category:

Storm Drains

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Neighborhood:

Fitchburg

Reported:

on 01/04/2024

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Q. Issue:
A. Water draining issue

Q. Description
A. At the corner of Turkey Hill and Goodfellow Drive water is not draining properly. Also, excess water is coming from an unknown location and pouring into the street which exasperates the problem. Once the weather gets cold this causes an ice damn which crosses the entire intersection. Very dangerous for vehicles and the young children. Walking to the bus stop. 2 of the homes here are also getting water in their basements which never happened prior to the construction of 10 Goodfellow, which was the last home to be constructed after the road had been newly paved. I have lived here for 17 years and this was NEVER an issue prior to the construction of 10 Goodfellow, before and after the road was paved. Myself and several of my neighbors have reported this issue in the past and to date it has not been resolved. With the winter weather coming I’m concerned for our safety and the longevity of our infrastructure.

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Mike East (Verified Official)

This issue was recategorized from Other City Request to Snow and Ice (Winter).

01/05/2024 · Flag Flagged
City of Fitchburg, MA (Verified Official)

City of Fitchburg, MA assigned this issue to Mike East

01/05/2024 · Flag Flagged
Mike East (Verified Official)

Mike East assigned this issue to Jeff Hillman

01/05/2024 · Flag Flagged
Acknowledged Mike East (Verified Official)

Your issue has been assigned to a DPW employee for inspection. Once the scope and extent of the issue is determined, it will be scheduled for maintenance or repair as needed.

01/05/2024 · Flag Flagged
Trevor Bonilla (Verified Official)

Trevor Bonilla assigned this issue to Mike East

01/05/2024 · Flag Flagged
Closed Mike East (Verified Official)

Work with respect to the request has been completed at this location. If the defect was or has been missed and still exists, please assist with helping the DPW to identify and repair the defect. Please if the constituent could, provide a location of where the defect is and if at all possible, an image of the defect, so we can better prioritize, assign, and repair the defect to close out the request accurately. Thank you for contacting the City of Fitchburg!

01/10/2024 · Flag Flagged
Reopened jaronow (Registered User)

01/11/2024 · Flag Flagged
jaronow (Registered User)

01/11/2024 · Flag Flagged
jaronow (Registered User)

01/11/2024 · Flag Flagged
jaronow (Registered User)

01/11/2024 · Flag Flagged
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01/11/2024 · Flag Flagged
jaronow (Registered User)

Photos as requested.

01/11/2024 · Flag Flagged
Jeff Hillman (Verified Official)

I will have a crew confirm that the catch basin are clear and the outlet pipes are working. I myself with the Engineering Department will assess the water run off and see what we can do to alleviate the problem. Unfortunately Engineering Department has seen in the past with these cul de sac communities, Private Contractors do not take much care to proper installation and grading of the road and drainage infrastructure resulting in similarities in the images that you have provided.

01/12/2024 · Flag Flagged
Mike East (Verified Official)

Mike East assigned this issue to Jeff Hillman

01/12/2024 · Flag Flagged
Acknowledged Mike East (Verified Official)

Your issue has been assigned to a DPW employee for inspection. Once the scope and extent of the issue is determined, it will be scheduled for maintenance or repair as needed.

01/12/2024 · Flag Flagged
jaronow (Registered User)

I Will state again that I have lived in this neighborhood for almost 18 years. This was never an issue prior to the construction of the home at 10 Goodfellow which was the last home constructed. Goodfellow Drive became a public road in 2015 when the road surfacing and grading was complete. The final steps and procedures taken to have our road paved were done in August/ September of 2015. The home at 10 Goodfellow was built after the completion of the road. I have a copy of the contract from the provider describing all of the work that was completed. I also have electronic correspondance with city planning/zone board members describing this work in detail as well as references to the city engineers and the DPW’s recommendations, inspections and approval of this work. I would be happy to share any of this information. It is my understanding that any construction, topography disruptions, or changes to infrastructure would need to be approved by the city.

01/12/2024 · Flag Flagged
Jeff Hillman (Verified Official)

Please feel free to give me a call at 978 829 1900 so we can talk about this topic. I would like to understand the concerns a bit more. Thank you!

01/12/2024 · Flag Flagged
Closed Mike East (Verified Official)

Work with respect to the request has been completed at this location. If the defect was or has been missed and still exists, please assist with helping the DPW to identify and repair the defect. Please if the constituent could, provide a location of where the defect is and if at all possible, an image of the defect, so we can better prioritize, assign, and repair the defect to close out the request accurately. Thank you for contacting the City of Fitchburg!

01/15/2024 · Flag Flagged
Reopened jaronow (Registered User)

The issue has not been resolved. Because of the snow squalls and the drop in temperature on Sunday, the ice damn has formed and the intersection is a dangerous mess.

01/15/2024 · Flag Flagged
Reopened jaronow (Registered User)

The issue has not been resolved.

01/15/2024 · Flag Flagged
Jeff Hillman (Verified Official)

I’m aware of this, the ticket was mistakenly closed without my directive. I will investigate as soon as time and weather allows me to.

01/15/2024 · Flag Flagged
Acknowledged Mike East (Verified Official)

Your issue has been assigned to a DPW employee for inspection. Once the scope and extent of the issue is determined, it will be scheduled for maintenance or repair as needed.

01/16/2024 · Flag Flagged
Mike East (Verified Official)

This issue was recategorized from Snow and Ice (Winter) to Storm Drains.

01/16/2024 · Flag Flagged
Mike East (Verified Official)

This issue has been moved to storm drain. To lessen the confusion of poor drainage and not snow and ice conditions.

01/16/2024 · Flag Flagged
jaronow (Registered User)

Adding these photos. The ice dam has formed, this is the worst that I have ever seen this. Water is being drained into the street from an unknown source.

01/17/2024 · Flag Flagged
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