Sunday's waterworks followed a water main break nearby on Old Georgetown Road Thursday. Perhaps Montgomery County's aging infrastructure is trying to tell us something about our County Council's failed leadership and decades of neglect?
Photo by Christopher Sciumbata
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It's odd that you don't mention the #FairmontFountain of August 13, in front of the recently closed Roche restaurants. Because that would have made it clear that this leak happened BECAUSE the WSSC working to replace their old pipes.
So by your own rationale, if Montgomery County's aging infrastructure is trying to tell us something about our County Council's failed leadership and decades of neglect, then surely as 5:55am mentioned that the WSSC pipe replacement project in Woodmont Triangle is to the credit of our County Council's leadership?
@ 5:55 AM here. My previous comment was incomplete. Additional text in italics.
"It's odd that you don't mention the #FairmontFountain of August 13, in front of the recently closed Roche restaurants, which was due to the failure of a TEMPORARY water main that had been installed while the actual main is being replaced. Because that would have made it clear that this leak happened BECAUSE the WSSC working to replace their old pipes."
Looks like that is 4925 Fairmont Avenue? Is that building still occupied? Any update on the St. Elmo Apartments proposal shown in that big white sign in front of the building?
"Montgomery County's aging infrastructure is trying to tell us something about our County Council's failed leadership and decades of neglect?"
These temporary above-grade water lines are literally related to all of the water mains in Woodmont Triangle being replaced. Do you not know that?
Great photo!
What's really funny is that Robert Dyer reported on this very pipe replacement project two years and one month ago.
https://robertdyer.blogspot.com/2016/07/major-wssc-water-main-project-to-affect.html
6:22: And you think this was a good job they did, now that they've caused water damage to nearby property owners? Want to put a good word in for Barwood Cab and Pepco while you're at it?
6:50: That project is moving forward through the process. They will have a public hearing at the Planning Board this fall on their preliminary plan.
"Want to put a good word in for Barwood Cab and Pepco while you're at it?"
This is actually an example of "moving the goalposts".
But since you mentioned PEPCO... Yes, I am pleased with their huge improvement in reliability in the past decade.
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