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Resident asks council to prioritize two potholes identified by local 'curse capture' app
Summary
During public comment, John Morrell read a letter asking the council and relevant departments to prioritize repairs for two specific potholes (identified as the "Tire Tickler" and "Axle Assassin") on US‑23 near Olentangy Avenue and William Street, citing a locally developed 'curse capture' app that logged profanity heat-maps.
John Morrell (209 North Union Street) used public comment to read a written letter requesting immediate attention to two potholes inside city limits. In a tongue-in-cheek but specific presentation, Morrell described a locally-developed "curse capture" app that, in his account, recorded concentrated profanity incidents tied to two locations and produced a heat map that identified the spots as high-priority repair candidates.
Morrell named the locations (US 23 southbound at the Olentangy Avenue overpass, which he called the "tire tickler," and US 23 northbound at the William Street overpass, called the "Axle Assassin") and asked the council to prioritize repairs to reduce vehicle damage and driver frustration. Council thanked him for the submission and noted the comment for staff follow-up.
