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Residents urge full-depth street repairs over short-term coatings in Placentia neighborhood
Summary
Residents from the Group 4 neighborhood pressed the council to prioritize full-depth street repairs and longer-lived pavement solutions rather than short-term coatings, citing cost comparisons and safety concerns for children.
Greg LaPorte, a resident who identified himself as a chief financial officer, told the council the Group 4 neighborhood needs longer-lasting pavement work rather than experimental or cosmetic products. He contrasted a recently used "cool seal" at about $147,000 with a slurry option he estimated at roughly $15,000 and urged the city to favor investments with longer expected service lives.
"We don't need nice to haves, we need basic street repair and replacement and prudent fiscal spending," LaPorte said, summarizing his bottom-line recommendation. He presented figures for options discussed at a recent public works presentation — noting an ARAM system price around $900,000 with an expected 10-year life and a full-depth removal (FDR) estimate of about $700,000 with an expected 20-year life — and urged council to consider annualized cost and longevity when prioritizing projects.
Resident Nathan Dedick echoed those concerns later in the public comment period, thanking staff for recent pothole repairs on Brookhaven but describing widespread surface failure in his neighborhood and safety concerns for children. He asked the council to survey local streets and prioritize restoration work so routine travel and school drop-offs are safer.
The comments came during general oral communications; the council did not take formal action on the item at this meeting but approved the consent calendar later in the agenda. The remarks highlight neighborhood pressure to fund more extensive pavement work in the coming CIP cycle.
