8 comments

1. Comment by bjf on December 12, 2010 at 3:33 pm

   Great pictures. I noticed this recently. I understand the problem at 1st and Lincoln where they had to do the hydrant work, but these pictures show what I see as sub-par workmanship. Hopefully the city can get this repaired at no cost. Winter is just starting, it will be interesting to see how this all looks in March!

2. Comment by Kay Shelton on December 12, 2010 at 11:09 pm

   There is no way something like that would hold up, especially seeing how thin that stuff is on top of the white lines in the original crosswalk. This does not look like stamped asphalt to me. It looks like an asphalt ‘veneer’ added as another layer on top of the already existing asphalt. I do not see how that could possibly be repaired with any lasting results.

   This is how to do bricks, real bricks:

   http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2573227463_86e6d28c4b.jpg?v=0

   Who did this work, Fat Tony’s construction company from “The Simpsons?”

3. Comment by yinn on December 13, 2010 at 7:28 am

   Veneer is a good word for it.

   They might do better just ripping it off and repainting what’s underneath (before IDOT gets on their case?). But, who shall pay?

   That’s not the only thing. In this weather, the south side of Lincoln between 1st-3rd has scary spots due to slush buildup, weird slopes and clutter. And of course don’t get me started on what the Sidewalk to Nowhere looks like right now.

4. Comment by Anson MacDonald on December 13, 2010 at 1:40 pm

   Lynn, are you saying this is metaphor for the downtown revitalization? A thin veneer dishing out tax-dollars without accomplishing anything for the long term. A transient existence if you ask me.

   Just as you do with many of your other postings here, your pictures peel back the ugliness underneath the flashy veneers.

   Folks, let’s get real and see what is really going on here.

5. Comment by Gracie Mott on December 13, 2010 at 3:36 pm

   Not that they’d admit to reading your stuff Lynn, but here is a link to a press release that RE/NEW just sent me about this:

   http://dekalbcountyonline.com/2010/12/13/downtown-dekalb-winter-construction-update/

6. Comment by yinn on December 13, 2010 at 6:49 pm

   Anson, I don’t know that I meant to say much more than that the word is apt, and so happens that I used it myself to describe the overlay to others. But, the metaphor also is apt!

   Gracie, thanks for the link. It’ll go great with Dan’s photo of the pass-through, which I did not include in the first batch.

7. Comment by markcharvat on December 14, 2010 at 3:57 am

   I brought this to the Council’s attention at Monday night’s meeting…They didn’t seem to care…what’s new? I Also brought this to City manager Mark Biernacki’s attention. In an E-mail dated 12-13-10 Mr Biernacki states:

   “This is under warranty and will be fixed at no cost to the City in the Spring”

   We shall see

8. Comment by yinn on December 14, 2010 at 6:49 am

   So it gets fixed. How does this not happen during snow season again next year?

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