Will this ever get fixed? It's been like this for a while. Does anyone care? Is this the image of Pomona? Where does the money for Pomona's infrastructure go? Come on council people, FIX OUR INFRASTRUCTURE!
BUT, What if Pomona isn't paving this stretch of sidewalk because they understand sustainable practices, conrete increases water runoff, makes water dirtier and doesn't recharge our groundwater(which would help us in times of drought like now). Maybe Pomona wants the water that lands here to percolate back into our groundwater! HA! Yeah Right! Then where's the Decomposed Granite? Why is the surface a layer of dust? Talk about mud on a rainy day!
Instead of getting a traveling Vietnam war memorial in our town, why not stop wasting water and fix broken irrigation?
Instead of military banners why not fix the potholes in the roads?
Not that those causes aren't admirable causes but shouldn't we be focusing on our infrastructure first? Shouldn't we be fixing our city first? It's like cleaning your house before inviting guests over. It's courteous. We should have a clean city and functioning infrastructure before we invite the Memorial to stay in our town or post up military banners in our town, we should be treating our guests, heroes, families, and friends with respect.
This stretch of sidewalk is a perfect OPPORTUNITY for Pomona to use some BMP's (that's Best Management Practices) and use PERMEABLE paving. It's already permeable but in this case that means mud for pedestrians or you'll have to walk in the street. At the least can we get some Decomposed Granite? How about some permeable pavers? It's not a problem it's an OPPORTUNITY!
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Project for a local Boy Scout Troop?
The city is littered with this, do we stop complaining too soon?
I think it's a job for some guerilla gardeners maybe some with some extra supplies left over from a recent landscaping job. Too bad Pomona doesn't have any.
The sidewalk is probably part of the property behind it. Around here, if you want to make an addition to your house, the planning department forces you to pave your sidewalk. You'll see one remodelled house on a block with a chunk of concrete sidewalk. The rest of us need to maintain the right of way. My guess is that is why there is no concrete on that piece.
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