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Residents press Texarkana board on worsening potholes as city cites staffing and equipment limits
Summary
Multiple residents described heavily damaged neighborhood streets and frequent potholes; city staff said crews are working overtime but lack equipment and personnel and the city is pursuing a contractor to supplement patching next week.
Residents pressed the Texarkana Board of Directors on Monday to do more about widespread potholes and deteriorating neighborhood streets, saying damaged pavement is creating safety hazards and driving emergency vehicles and school buses into risky conditions.
Several speakers, including Karen (who lives on Old Blackman Ferry Road) and Jennifer and Edward Bede (Sanderson area), described deep potholes that leave streets effectively impassable and reported tractor‑trailer traffic routing through…
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