Our first Red Phone caller of the week, a local man, reported a
succession of problems with an alley near his home. He said the
alley hadn’t seen a work crew in years and that recent rains had
created large puddles in the pothole-strewn alley.
Our first Red Phone caller of the week, a local man, reported a succession of problems with an alley near his home. He said the alley hadn’t seen a work crew in years and that recent rains had created large puddles in the pothole-strewn alley.
The Crimson Crusader dialed up Hollister Public Works Street Supervisor Ray Rojas to see what could be done. Rojas said his crews have been inundated with work in recent months and are having a hard time keeping up in the wake of City Council-approved budget cuts.
“We’re trying to keep up with our regular maintenance,” he said. “Right now we have more pressing work, but we’ll try to address it when we can.”
rails not fit to cross
Our next Red Phone matter concerned the rough railroad crossings at Third Street and Fourth Street in Hollister. The Crimson Crusader promised to follow up on these two items and see what could be done and when the crossings could be fixed.
Our hero placed another call to Union Pacific Regional Public Affairs Director Mark Davis to find out if the railroad crossings had been examined. Davis said he would find out and get back to the Crimson Crusader as soon as possible. In other words, dear readers, there will be more on this issue next week.
take it down a notch
Our next Red Phone caller left a very loud message. The message was so loud that our hero couldn’t decipher what our caller had a question about – it was all garbled shouting.
The Crimson Crusader would like to remind callers that there is no need yell or shout or scream when leaving a message on the Red Phone. Enthusiasm is appreciated, but yelling can’t be understood. Just speak clearly, and leave a name and phone number.
what a Muddy mess
Our final Red Phone call of the week came from a Hollister woman who asked the Crimson Crusader to find out what was going on with the cleanup of Fourth Street near College Street. Our caller said that while walking to her favorite local breakfast spot on Saturday she noticed mud all over the street. The mud was left there by city work crews who had fixed a burst water main.
The Crimson Crusader made a call over to Ray Rojas at the Hollister Public Works Department to find out when the area would be cleaned up. Rojas said rain had turned the dirt into mud and that sending out a street sweeper would only serve to spread around the mess. However, he said the city would clean up the mud and mess as soon as possible.
