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1. Introduction <br />CITY OF LITTLE CANADA <br />POTHOLE REPAIR POLICY <br />The city of Little Canada believes it is in the best interest of the residents for the city to do the <br />maintenance of its city streets. An important part of street maintenance is the repair of <br />potholes. The city will repair potholes in a safe and cost effective manner, lceeping in mind <br />safety, budget, personnel, and environmental concerns. The city will use city employees, <br />equipment and /or private contractors to provide this service. Pothole repair is part of the city's <br />overall pavement management program. <br />2. Application <br />This policy applies to city streets. It does not apply to other governments' roads that go <br />through the city unless there is a specific agreement between the city and that other <br />government. <br />3. When will the city repair potholes? <br />The Public Worlcs Department will decide when to conduct pothole repairs based on two <br />factors. <br />Regular Inspection <br />A crew will inspect city streets and will repair any potholes it finds. Each street will be <br />inspected at a minimum of once a year depending on available resources and factors such as <br />weather and other street work that needs to be done. The timing for the repairs will also be <br />based upon those factors. <br />Response to contplaiut or accident <br />A crew will be sent out to inspect any street when the city receives a complaint or notice of an <br />accident or damage involving a pothole. <br />4. Criteria for pothole repair <br />Not every imperfection in a street surface is necessarily considered to be a pothole in need of <br />repair. The general criteria for repair will be a pothole that is 2 inches or more deep and over 5 <br />inches in diameter. The Public Works Department will have discretion to decide ifa pothole is <br />in need of repair. <br />2 <br />City of Little Canada <br />