Message from the Highway Superintendent

Thank God for spring!! It was another very difficult winter. It seemed to me that there were more accidents than usual. There also was one fatality within our town. Though not on a road that we take care of, it still takes a little out of me each time it happens. I think some of the new laws will help younger people gain a little driving experience without some of the distractions. Although not all the accidents involved our youth, I think the majority did. Some of this winters snows were wet which compacts to ice very quickly. I wish I could get everyone to slow down during tough weather conditions.Please remind everyone to drive responsibly at all times – even my mom says I drive like an old man! Speaking of my mother, I’m proud to say that she continues to fight a battle against cancer and I think she is winning!! As always we try to get out and do some minor repairs from our plows. Anyone with issues, please call.

Throughout the winter when we weren’t out salting or plowing we continued cleaning roadside ditches along both north and south sides of Mapleton between Campbell and Bear Ridge as well as Townline between Mapleton and Loveland.Anyone living near these areas please call our office if you would like some of the ‘ditch dirt’.

Although the County started to reconstruct Townline from Beach Ridge to the south, it was tough to see the job shut down for the winter. I know we received a lot of calls about the potholes and poor road condition. We did forward all of your calls to the County. I expect that as soon as it is possible, they will get out and finish the project before summer. I also anticipate doing some milling and paving on our jurisdiction of Townline, which is between Loveland and Slusaric. I will reevaluate our roads as spring moves along. We have some off-road ditching that we subbed out in 2009 that will carry over to this year. I will also evaluate a new schedule for our crew and sub-contractors for more off-road ditches throughout 2010. I do not have a schedule yet for chipping brush but we will try to get out as much as possible and we always try to keep the town clean for all holidays.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, I may be reached at 625-8033 or jstowell@pendletonny.us

Sincerely,
Jeffrey Stowell
Highway Superintendent