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July 23, 2021 9:51:42 PM From: Jennifer Nicholson To: Joy, Denise Cc: Council Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] FW: Hallowell Lane Construction Date: Friday, July 23, 2021 9:51:42 PM Good evening, Thank you for your time! We have attached some pictures of just a portion of Hallowell. Please note there are inconsistencies within new construction in this project and with portions of this project that were left uncompleted. Some of the new sidewalk in front of our house specifically is not level and the gutter isn’t even the same height the entire length of it. We also question if it is even the correct height. Also, there is lots of areas where old broken sidewalks and gutters have been left that need replaced. Lots of areas of sidewalks are sunk below the gutters creating areas where water pools up. Multiple neighbors share these same concerns along with additional concerns. We have advised them to reach out with their concerns. Thank you, Jennifer and Patrick Nicholson Sent from my iPhone On Jul 23, 2021, at 6:36 PM, Jennifer Nicholson <[email protected]> wrote: !Thank you I appreciate it  Sent from my iPhone On Jul 23, 2021, at 1:02 PM, Joy, Denise <[email protected]> wrote: ,Dear Ms. Nicholson  Thank you for calling and writing. I will continue to be in contact to address your concerns. Thanks Denise Joy Council Member Ward 3 P.O. Box 31192 Billings, MT 59107 406-647-0337 On Jul 23, 2021, at 12:05 PM, Jennifer Nicholson <[email protected]> wrote:  Good afternoon, I am just reaching out over a road and sidewalk construction project that is taking place on Hallowell lane. Eric Basye advised that this would be a good group to email my concerns to. I highly suggest that you all take a walk down this road and take a look for yourself. I am highly supportive of improvements of the area and if improvements are taking place it should be done right and not pieced together so we will continue to have issues and need improvements. With the amount of funding dedicated to this street construction project it is unlikely that it will make the budget again anytime soon for future improvements as the funding will move to different streets, etc. in this area. This is super frustrating. Some portions of sidewalks are being replaced but not all of them. It was selective to the engineer on which sidewalks are being replaced. They left a ton of broken and sunken sidewalks. These broken and sunken sidewalks will still continue to collect water. Also, the new sidewalk they did lay doesn’t match up with the old side walk in some areas so the water will likely not be able to flow into the “new drains” in these areas as well. On my side of the street specifically part of our sidewalk is sunken and will collect water still and the curb is broken and has parts breaking off actively and the concrete chunks laying on the sidewalk until the engineer just came and swept those up. I have spoken with the engineer of this project. He has been completely disrespectful. His initial conversation with me was he is the engineer and nothing I say will make him change his mind on the work done and my concerns are considered harassment to him. This is not all of the rude and disrespectful things he said but really overall not the point of this email. I spoke with his supervisor who stopped by my house today to discuss my concerns and he said that the work they do has to be equitable with the area. Wow, that was even more frustrating. I said because my house is worth 200,000 instead of 400,000 my kids should have to walk in the street around puddles, etc. Then he said that well we are looking at the entire area and some houses are worth less, etc. and they have to look at the equity of the entire area. After my frustration grew there he said I don’t think you are looking at the word equitable appropriately and said he wanted to change the wording he choose and not use that anymore. He then said well if we fix your sidewalk we will have to fix the other sunken/broken sidewalk on this street. I said YES you should. I am supportive of our tax dollars going towards improvements of this street and if you are going to use them then they should be used appropriately and the project should be done correct. It doesn’t do any good to leave some sidewalks that are still going to collect water when you just spent money to replace the drains when the water will not flow past that area to those drains. The engineer then said he hasn’t “fully decided” what he was going to do yet at the end of my conversation with him. I appreciate your time. I will follow-up with pictures if needed. Thanks, Jennifer and Patrick Nicholson Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Jennifer Nicholson To: Joy, Denise Cc: Council Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] FW: Hallowell Lane Construction Date: Friday, July 23, 2021 6:37:11 PM Thank you I appreciate it! Sent from my iPhone On Jul 23, 2021, at 1:02 PM, Joy, Denise <[email protected]> wrote: ,Dear Ms. Nicholson  Thank you for calling and writing. I will continue to be in contact to address your concerns. Thanks Denise Joy Council Member Ward 3 P.O. Box 31192 Billings, MT 59107 406-647-0337 On Jul 23, 2021, at 12:05 PM, Jennifer Nicholson <[email protected]> wrote:  Good afternoon, I am just reaching out over a road and sidewalk construction project that is taking place on Hallowell lane. Eric Basye advised that this would be a good group to email my concerns to. I highly suggest that you all take a walk down this road and take a look for yourself. I am highly supportive of improvements of the area and if improvements are taking place it should be done right and not pieced together so we will continue to have issues and need improvements. With the amount of funding dedicated to this street construction project it is unlikely that it will make the budget again anytime soon for future improvements as the funding will move to different streets, etc. in this area. This is super frustrating. Some portions of sidewalks are being replaced but not all of them. It was selective to the engineer on which sidewalks are being replaced. They left a ton of broken and sunken sidewalks. These broken and sunken sidewalks will still continue to collect water. Also, the new sidewalk they did lay doesn’t match up with the old side walk in some areas so the water will likely not be able to flow into the “new drains” in these areas as well. On my side of the street specifically part of our sidewalk is sunken and will collect water still and the curb is broken and has parts breaking off actively and the concrete chunks laying on the sidewalk until the engineer just came and swept those up. I have spoken with the engineer of this project. He has been completely disrespectful. His initial conversation with me was he is the engineer and nothing I say will make him change his mind on the work done and my concerns are considered harassment to him. This is not all of the rude and disrespectful things he said but really overall not the point of this email. I spoke with his supervisor who stopped by my house today to discuss my concerns and he said that the work they do has to be equitable with the area. Wow, that was even more frustrating. I said because my house is worth 200,000 instead of 400,000 my kids should have to walk in the street around puddles, etc. Then he said that well we are looking at the entire area and some houses are worth less, etc. and they have to look at the equity of the entire area. After my frustration grew there he said I don’t think you are looking at the word equitable appropriately and said he wanted to change the wording he choose and not use that anymore. He then said well if we fix your sidewalk we will have to fix the other sunken/broken sidewalk on this street. I said YES you should. I am supportive of our tax dollars going towards improvements of this street and if you are going to use them then they should be used appropriately and the project should be done correct. It doesn’t do any good to leave some sidewalks that are still going to collect water when you just spent money to replace the drains when the water will not flow past that area to those drains. The engineer then said he hasn’t “fully decided” what he was going to do yet at the end of my conversation with him. I appreciate your time. I will follow-up with pictures if needed. Thanks, Jennifer and Patrick Nicholson Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Patti Webster To: SPaddock; Leah Russell; Jen Gross; Iffland, Kevin; [email protected]; Emily Caudill; Mary McNally; Katie Zolnikov; Cary Smith; FPederson; Phil Tannis; Maddie Alpert - Tester local office ([email protected]); Tom McGillvray; Crystal Friedrich; Mallerie Stromswold; Colin Pederson; Boyett, Mike; Kathy Kelker; Jimmy Patelis; St. John, Rich; Doug Kary; Georgia Cady; Brad Mansur; E Basye; Dean Wells; Chris Friedel; Katy Easton ([email protected]); Joy, Denise; [email protected]; Barry Usher; Kathy Sabol; Emma KC; Rod Ostermiller; Jessica Karjala; djordan@hrdc7.
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