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Santa Fe invited to post pics, locations of potholes, tag @PostAPotholeSF
SANTA FE – In a city with older streets and snowy winters, potholes are a fact of life. The cycle of freezing and thawing causes new potholes to emerge every year, so each Spring, City of Santa Fe crews hit the streets, repairing major potholes on the busiest streets first, then streets near schools and fire stations, before moving on to residential areas and less trafficked byways. Crews estimate they have repaired over 1,000 potholes since the spring thaw.
But we’ve been hearing from folks all over the City who want more attention on repairing unsightly and sometimes dangerous potholes, so this budget year, the City took action, adding money in the budget for an on-call crew of workers to fix potholes as they arise.
Now, Mayor Javier M. Gonzales is asking local Santa Feans for their help in tracking down the potholes we haven’t gotten to yet this year, and making it easy to request a repair. Just snap a pic and post the pothole location and photo to Twitter, tagging our new account. We’ll fix it – within 72 hours in most cases. Don’t forget to post both the picture and the location so it’s easy for our crews to find!
Mayor Gonzales said, “We’ve worked every year to build a budget that’s accountable to what our citizens are asking for, and that’s important. From creating new jobs to cleaning up our parks and finances and attacking poverty, climate change, and housing head on – our priorities are yours. This new account comes from the same idea, and I’m excited about the chance not just to improve our streets, but to show Santa Feans in real time how local government works for them.”
@PostAPotholeSF and is live for tags starting today, July 5th! Follow us here: https://twitter.com/PostAPotholeSF.
Not on Twitter? Use Facebook to tag the official Santa Fe Government page in your photos: https://www.facebook.com/SantaFeGov/
Prefer to talk to someone? Call Constituent Services to report at (505) 955-6949.
