For a long time, many local residents avoided driving the stretch of Lincoln Street between McDavitt and 14th Street.
The road was pocked with craters that resembled a war scene in post-war Berlin. City crews used to come in and do the old job-security patchwork using five-gallon plastic containers with pitch, asphalt and shovels to cover the biggest potholes. Even after a slight rain, the holes would appear again and the asphalt would wash away, literally money down the drain. It is a recurring event on many street around the city.
Cracked windshields, damaged tires, banged up mufflers were the result. So many people avoided driving that stretch out of self defense.
Why did this particular street get paved? Aside from the Guadalupe Church being there, it is also true as some of our readers are pointing out, that the Guadalupe Catholic Middle School is at the end of the block and that Mayor Tony Martinez has championed that institution during his term in office. Perhaps it was Tony's political squeaking that got the brought out the grease.
Anyway, imagine our surprise when – after many weeks, of course – Lincoln Street was actually paved from the caliche base up and remade.
The street is driveable again and the improvements are noticeable. It's not often the city does something commendable. But for the residents there and the motorists who traverse it, it is a pleasant surprise to be able to drive down the thoroughfare without enduring a bone-jarring teeth-rattling experience. To the city crew and contractors, a job well done, whatever the hidden motive.
Now you can prove it wasn't just political influence that fixed this road and go on to the next one.
6 comments:
I commend Da Mayor for the job well done on Lincoln St. This time he was disguised as a city employee .
Aside from the regular citizen, isnt that the street where Guadalupe Middle School is located? The street got paved because the mayor has a special interest (the middle school) involved. Aside from the students, there are also teachers, administrators and the church priest so it was done for a reason not for the regular folks that live on that street. My street is full of craters (potholes) and our city and county comissioners plus the public works have been sitting on their si asssssses for more than 20 years because none of their friends live on my street.
You've already pointed out time and again how the mayor does whatever the hell he wants, spends taxpayer money witout commission approval enriching his friends and/or self, spends too much time traveling etc etc. Would'nt your time be better served organizing a recall of that SOB?
Da Mayor plans to move city meetings to the Nylon Bldg. He will name Galloping Galonsky as the Keeper of the Gate. DaMayor will be disguised in a Mexican toga.
The bottom line is Da Mayor wanted Lincoln St. to remain an "injun" trail; but his rich Pioneers said, "no". They brought in the paving crew from "La Heroica". They did an excellent job. They were paid the highest minimum wage of "La Heroica". This timeDa Mayor was disguised as a tar street sweeper with a heavy straw broom.
The bottom line is Da Mayor wanted Lincoln St. to remain an "injun" trail; but his rich Pioneers said, "no". They brought in the paving crew from "La Heroica". They did an excellent job. They were paid the highest minimum wage of "La Heroica". This timeDa Mayor was disguised as a tar street sweeper with a heavy straw broom.
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