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Resident urges Town of Union to fix failing culverts, seeks formal meeting with board
Summary
Frank Maddi of 800 Shale Drive told the Town Board on Oct. 2 that collapsing driveway aprons and culverts are causing water pooling, safety issues for children and bus operations, and that prior letters to town officials went unanswered; the town attorney said no survey will be conducted.
A resident of Shale Drive told the Town of Union Board on Oct. 2 that repeated maintenance problems — including collapsed culvert pipes and failing driveway aprons — have left sections of his yard waterlogged and created safety concerns for children and school bus access.
Frank Maddi of 800 Shale Drive said he first raised the issues with the town’s public works commissioner in 2022, sent a detailed letter in August 2023 and a certified letter to Supervisor Robert Mack on March 6, 2024. Maddi said he received confirmation of his 2023 letter but has not had substantive follow-up from the Commissioner of Public Works. He told the board that, when it rains, water pools in places that prevent mowing and that motorists and children have difficulty using the roadway; he said the bus now picks up students at the top of the road because turning at the end is difficult.
The town asked Maddi to put his concerns in writing. Town Attorney Alan J. Pope told the board the town is not performing a survey and that the town is not required to build a shoulder on the road. According to the record, Maddi also asked for maintenance records; the transcript indicates the town does not have maintenance records that satisfy his request.
Maddi said the collapsed culverts are a safety issue and asked for a formal meeting with the board; the hearing of visitors was then closed with no other speakers.
Why this matters: Maddi described ongoing, multi-year attempts to get the town’s attention on a road that he says poses safety and access problems for residents and schoolchildren. The record shows a gap between the resident’s written complaints and the town’s response so far; the transcript records only the town attorney's statement that the town will not perform a survey and is not required to construct a shoulder.
Next steps: The transcript records that the resident was asked to submit the complaint in writing so the Board can share it with staff; no further formal board action on the road was recorded during the meeting.
