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will highlight an infrastructure issue or other problem, and will try to find out what is being done to fix or improve the situation.
If you are aware of a safety problem, a major annoyance or a pet peeve that one of our governmental bodies, an agency or an organization is responsible for fixing, send the information, and a photo if you have it, to lindad@herald-mail.com.
This week's story
What's wrong with this picture?
The problem: On Bradbury Avenue, close to the entrance of the Smithsburg athletic fields, a drainage pipe has eroded and the narrow shoulder has crumbled, creating a steep drop. more »
Previous stories
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The problem: A pothole about 2 inches deep in West Antietam Street, in the westbound lane, under the South Prospect Street overpass.
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The problem: Lappans Road resident Eric Evitts said dozens of crashes happen each year on a curve in Lappans Road (Md. 68) near Bob Lane, about three-quarters of a mile west of Sharpsburg Pike (Md. 65).
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The problem: The alley that runs between Baltimore and Antietam streets behind the Washington County Free Library is strewn with deep potholes and cracked, uneven pavement.
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The problem: A fire hydrant along Pangborn Boulevard has been bent over since Oct. 11 and had not been repaired as of Friday afternoon.
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The problem: A centuries-old family cemetery near Old Forge Elementary School is overgrown with weeds and brush, and many of its headstones are overturned.
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The problem: Firefighters and nearby residents say a sharp curve on Md. 494 (Fairview Road) in northern Washington County is the site of frequent crashes.
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The problem: Signs on either side of the railroad crossing on Northern Avenue in Hagerstown say “no train horn,” the signage used in railroad “quiet zones,” but nearby resident Wilson Shearer said it seems every train that passes the crossing uses its horn, sometimes waking him up in the middle of the night.
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The problem: There are wide cracks and holes in the concrete pad at the easternmost entrance to the Hagerstown Market House parking lot off West Church Street. The Market House contains the Hagerstown Fire Department administrative offices and is the site of the Hagerstown City Farmers Market on Saturdays.
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The problem: The vacant, condemned former Municipal Electric Light Plant building still stands.
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The problem: A set of metal cellar doors in the sidewalk in front of 29 W. Antietam St. is rusted, bowed and strewn with holes, making some pedestrians hesitant to step on them.
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The problem: In the southeast corner of the Funkstown Cemetery, dozens of old, broken headstones are stacked against a stone wall.
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The problem: A U-shaped gouge in the pavement makes for a rough drive on Summit Avenue, just south of its intersection with Surrey Avenue, near Park Circle.
