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Residents press city on Richland Valley maintenance, notice for projects and street paving
Summary
Several Bartlett residents used the public‑comment period to raise concerns about a deteriorating split‑rail fence and pond area in Richland Valley subdivision, unannounced sign work on private property, recent water‑meter locate markings after street repaving, and requests to move up paving schedules for local streets.
During the Board of Mayor and Aldermen’s public‑comment period on May 13, multiple residents urged the city to improve communication and maintenance in their neighborhoods.
Alan Kirkpatrick, a resident of Richland Valley (8548 Spotifon Drive), said the subdivision’s split‑rail fence parallel to the pond has been falling down “in multiple places” for years and that he had not received notification from the city about recent contractor activity. He said his wife had previously discussed the fence with Mayor Parsons and that a city representative told them the fence needed removal rather than repair. Kirkpatrick asked city officials to prioritize an assessment of safety hazards along the pond, to improve communication with homeowners and to work toward a homeowners association or a plan that fits the neighborhood today.
Mayor Parsons responded that the split‑rail fence was similar to a monument that had been planned years earlier and suggested contractors focus on major problems; he invited Kirkpatrick to speak with him after the meeting.
Kathleen Bearden of 5503 Wakefield Cove thanked public works for recent repaving of her cove but said she found new blue arrows marking water‑meter locations and asked whether the street would be torn up again. City staff indicated the markings were locates and not an immediate tear‑up. Marver Jackson Malone of 6819 Old Brownsville Road also asked the board to advance paving for his cove because grass was growing in cracks and his neighborhood wanted repaving sooner.
The board did not take formal action on these public comments during the meeting; Mayor Parsons invited residents to follow up with city staff after the meeting.
