Our first Red Phone caller, a local woman, asked the Crimson
Crusader to get something done about the plethora of potholes on
Suiter Street near Powell Street in Hollister. Our caller said she
has to weave along the street to avoid the holes in the
pavement.
Our first Red Phone caller, a local woman, asked the Crimson Crusader to get something done about the plethora of potholes on Suiter Street near Powell Street in Hollister. Our caller said she has to weave along the street to avoid the holes in the pavement.
Pothole repair was one of the services the city cut earlier this year, but the Crimson Crusader made a call to Hollister Street Supervisor Ray Rojas to see what could be done. Rojas said street crews are busy this week making repairs along East Street in Hollister. He also pointed out that due to budget cuts and service reductions, it could be sometime before work gets down on Suiter Street.
“We have to focus on high traffic areas,” he said. “We don’t have the manpower to get a lot done on the sidestreets right now.”
Although the work will probably be delayed, Rojas said the project is on his list.
More Crater Woes
Our next Red Phone caller, a local woman, asked the Crimson Crusader when the city was planning to fix the potholes along San Felipe Road in Hollister. She was specifically concerned the section of San Felipe Road north of McCloskey Road. Our caller said the potholes on this section of roadway were more than three inches deep and had already cost her two tires.
The Crimson Crusader made another call over to Rojas to see what could be done. Rojas said he would look into the problem as soon as possible and if the potholes are more than three inches deep, they will be fixed posthaste.
still more rough roads
Our third Red Phone caller, a Hollister woman, also had pothole problems. Our caller asked the Crimson Crusader to find out what entity would be responsible for making repairs to potholes along Baler Alley near Monterey Street in Hollister.
The Crimson Crusader made a call over to San Benito High School Director of Finance and Operations Jim Koenig to see what could be done to repair sections of the private road. Koenig looked at the potholes in question and said he would work with the city to fix the holes.
Whoa there, partner
Our final Red Phone caller of the week, a local man, asked the Crimson Crusader for some clarification on 25mph school zone speed limits. The Crimson Crusader called up Hollister Police Officer Rosie Betanio to get some answers.
Betanio said the 25mph speed limit in school zones is enforced only when school is in session and children are present on the sidewalks. For an even more technical answer to our caller’s question, Betanio directed the Crimson Crusader to the California Vehicle Code. The code section advises motorists to drive 25mph in school zones under the following conditions:
“When approaching or passing a school building or the grounds thereof, contiguous to a highway and posted with a standard “SCHOOL” warning sign, while children are going to or leaving the school either during school hours or during the noon recess period. The prima facie limit shall also apply when approaching or passing any school grounds which are not separated from the highway by a fence, gate, or other physical barrier while the grounds are in use by children and the highway is posted with a standard “SCHOOL” warning sign. Standard “SCHOOL” warning signs may be placed at any distance up to 500 feet away from school grounds.”
