OcotilloWells t1_jbz497q wrote on March 12, 2023 at 9:05 PM

Reply to comment by Redawg660 in In Truth or Consequences, N.M., leaking pipes cause millions of gallons of water to go down the drain amid drought by Thetimmybaby

Infrastructure maintenance costs a lot, likely to close streets for weeks to months, look ugly while being done, and may not get finished before they leave office. The niceties probably go up quickly, and are there for reelection time.

Redawg660 t1_jbzqxmy wrote on March 12, 2023 at 11:50 PM

I agree with your point. However I don’t consider it good governance to allow infrastructure to degrade while doing frilly projects. The street maintenance backlog was reported to be at 4.4 billion dollars by the Portland Auditors Office in November of 2022. When I retired in 2012 the backlog was at 975 Million and rising. I retired early to get away from the insanity of our Mayor and City Council.