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William James Turnbull

Recommend a full time crew be formed to do the main routes, then the side routes & then repeat.

Dale Bass

You know, when I was still working I would drive down heavily travelled roads and there would be potholes. For days and days. Sometimes weeks. Gotta think at least one city employee would have seen them so why weren't they fixed? We need to prioritize that issue because we know they arrive every year. And in repaving we need to use a system that can deal with frost heaving to minimize them.

Gerald Watson

Cost benefit analysis. Obviously pot holes can be fixed more or less quickly and there is a corresponding consequence to the budget. The question is what does it cost for the current speed of repair vs more or less rapid and does the change in service justify the cost.

Stephen Karpuk

I agree there are potholes that need to be fixed. You should see what Montreal, Winnipeg and more than a few other places deal with before we complain too much. I think we need to fix the potholes but I think we need to look at why the potholes are there in the first place. Water that goes into the cracks and causes frost damage to the pavement. Water comes from snow melting and I think we have been leaving too much snow on the roads in the winter.

We need to do a better job clearing snow from our roadways. We need to use front blades on our snow plows. Why does every other road maintenance company, like ARGO and VSA plus all the private contractors use font plows and the City of Kamloops doesn't?? We used to use them in Kamloops, but apparently we sold them???? Front blades are considered best practices for road clearing. We are wasting time, resources, and money when we don't use the right equipment to do the job.

We need to have a snow clearing bylaw to restrict street parking so our city workers can clear to the curb. Many cities use them. We need to do the same here. If we clear the roads to the curb, with the right equipment, we have less snow that can melt into the cracks. We will save money, we will have safer roads and we will not have so many potholes. Fix the problem, not the symptom. It is a better approach. In the meantime lets fix the potholes that are there.

Thank you for the question. Please get out and vote, better yet bring a neighbour, some family or friends. It's our city, It matters!