Thanks for printing the story. As one of the residents, we've been battling this problem for over a year now. What it comes down right down to it, the developer did a sub-standard job, cutting corners to save money, and now it's affecting probably half the people in the subdivision. Everyone has continued to point their finger at everyone else, and play the "blame game" but all we want is the problem fixed. My personal opinion is that the work was very sloppy, but that the City of Soddy-Daisy SHOULD have been watching the developer, and they dropped the ball or turned their heads. Their attorney Mr. Elliott keeps reminding us that the City can not come on our property and fix anything because they'll be violating the TCA Code. However, as we have pointed out to him on several occassions, in the Soddy-Daisy Subdivision Rules, straight from their website, it states that "paragraph 209, Inspections - The Public Works Director or his/her designated representative shall be responsible for inspecting roads, drainage structures, drainage ways or easements, etc., to assure proper completion and constsruction of all improvements in accourdance with the plat and theser regulations? (Page 13 for you Mr. Elliott) How much more clear does it have to be? And had the Public Works Director been doing his job properly, we wouldn't have this problem.
Just a small correction, there is no Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, it is the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. This was a change from 2006 that all TN Sheriffs were supposed to start utilizing.
Don Gorman
Director of Administration
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
When I pick up my daughter from Lakeside, I have to go through the double "round about" off of Access Rd. I have had several near misses with people that fly through the intersections. These loop-ti-loops probably would work if everyone knew where they were going and how they work. Unfortunately, everyone doesn't know there way around these loops, and you have uncontrolled chaos. I know they cost more money, but give me the old red, yellow and green traffic light anyday. I think Mr. Van Winkle needs to get a second opinion on these things.
Faulty work blamed for subdivision flooding
Thanks for printing the story. As one of the residents, we've been battling this problem for over a year now. What it comes down right down to it, the developer did a sub-standard job, cutting corners to save money, and now it's affecting probably half the people in the subdivision. Everyone has continued to point their finger at everyone else, and play the "blame game" but all we want is the problem fixed. My personal opinion is that the work was very sloppy, but that the City of Soddy-Daisy SHOULD have been watching the developer, and they dropped the ball or turned their heads. Their attorney Mr. Elliott keeps reminding us that the City can not come on our property and fix anything because they'll be violating the TCA Code. However, as we have pointed out to him on several occassions, in the Soddy-Daisy Subdivision Rules, straight from their website, it states that "paragraph 209, Inspections - The Public Works Director or his/her designated representative shall be responsible for inspecting roads, drainage structures, drainage ways or easements, etc., to assure proper completion and constsruction of all improvements in accourdance with the plat and theser regulations? (Page 13 for you Mr. Elliott) How much more clear does it have to be? And had the Public Works Director been doing his job properly, we wouldn't have this problem.
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office booking reports
Just a small correction, there is no Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, it is the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. This was a change from 2006 that all TN Sheriffs were supposed to start utilizing.
Don Gorman Director of Administration Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Chattanooga: Roundabout way to ease congestion
When I pick up my daughter from Lakeside, I have to go through the double "round about" off of Access Rd. I have had several near misses with people that fly through the intersections. These loop-ti-loops probably would work if everyone knew where they were going and how they work. Unfortunately, everyone doesn't know there way around these loops, and you have uncontrolled chaos. I know they cost more money, but give me the old red, yellow and green traffic light anyday. I think Mr. Van Winkle needs to get a second opinion on these things.