harry_fine
New Member
Thanks, just emailed her. Perhaps all of us in this group should ask her to check out these issues. I wrote as follows:
Dear Councillor McConnell:
As a new resident of the area, I'm most disappointed in the city's upkeep of this special part of the city. After all the work the last 18 months, it seems there is no upkeep or inspection of new work once completed.
I saw another one of the new Front Street heritage street lights busted today just east of Jarvis lying on the ground. What is the city doing about this? They break at the base as soon as you touch them. The bases are too small, badly designed. I count about 12 down from Parliament to Yonge. Who is at fault? Is the city taking action? Perhaps legal action against the supplier is in order.
The Esplanade that had so much promise has been abandoned with all sorts of defects. Already new concrete is being patched with asphalt. The new old town light fixtures are missing over a large stretch, because they are all breaking on Front Street due to bad design, and there are none left. The big planters are full of weeds, not plants. The new concrete bollards are a joke. At least two I know of have fallen over and been removed near Jarvis. If you look closely, many others are cracked at the base.
Does nobody take responsibility? Do we do the work and then just leave it for 20 years when it's time for the next re-do.
I'd appreciate your response to these two specific issues.
Thank you