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Oakdale drive's pavement has not once been fixed correctly. It destroys vehicles tires and suspensions, costing its residents hundreds in repairs. When im sure our tax dollars could at the very least recap the small streach of road, because trying to fix a pothole has never suceeded in improving the roads quality.
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Road Commission (Guest)
We understand your frustration. However, due to the level of funding available, it is the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) long-standing policy that residents who wish to have their subdivision/neighborhood streets resurfaced, must pay for that work through the establishment of a special assessment district (SAD). In order to do this, at least 51 percent of the property owners on the streets in question must agree to the SAD. The cost of the SAD will be included in your property taxes and spread over a 10-year period.
Other than resurfacing through an SAD, pothole patching is the only other option available (which we will continue to do).
For more information about the SAD process, please contact RCOC's Subdivision Improvement and Development Division at 248-645-2000, ext. 2270.
Thank you,
Road Commission for Oakland County
concerned (Guest)
Road Commission (Guest)
Beverly Hills, Mich. — As spring pothole season approaches in Michigan, the Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) asks residents and motorists to contact the agency directly to report potholes and other road safety issues.
"Several Websites now encourage motorists to post road safety concerns,” noted RCOC Managing Director Brent Bair. “However, these sites do not share these complaints directly with the road commission."
If pothole complaints are called or e-mailed directly to the Road Commission, they are addressed as expediently as possible. Residents can contact RCOC’s Department of Customer Service directly via phone (toll free) at 877-858-4804 or through the Road Commission’s Website, www.rcocweb.org (click on the “contact us” button).
The Department of Customer Services is staffed weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The best way to report a non-emergency problem after hours is to file a report at the RCOC Website. For emergencies during non-business hours, contact the RCOC dispatch office at 248-858-4895.
"We take the safety of motorists seriously," Bair said. "The best way to have a concern addressed on the county road and bridge network is by directly contacting the Road Commission. When using alternate methods to report potholes, there is often an unnecessary delay leading to additional frustration and potential damage to
vehicles."
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