Sound Off
Sound Off: This summer, crews from Sunflower Paving were tearing out and replacing curbing along Sixth Street. After they completed their work, tall weeds grew in the bare dirt left behind. Now, it appears that grass seed and straw have been thrown on top, but the weeds remain. Who is responsible for this, the city or Sunflower Paving?
Megan Gilliland, the city’s communications manager, provided this answer: The city’s policies require that contractors establish a good stand of grass as part of the project terms. Public works staff has been notified to check the area and follow up with the contractor.
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Comments
Did_I_say_that 7 months ago
After this summer a stand of weeds is more than many yards or farms have.
A Kansas farm field during the 2012 drought. by DIST
consumer1 7 months ago
Weeds??? Don't worry, after this story every Trust fund hippie in Lawrence will be there loading their bongs. They won't last long now that the story is out.
gatekeeper 7 months ago
Boo hoo. Come to N. Lawrence. After they redid the intersection at 4th & Lyon, instead of fixing the nice brick at the intersection that they damaged, they just dumped black asphalt over the bricks. Amazing how people in other parts of this town whine about every little thing and don't realize that they are lucky and the city actually looks after their neighborhoods, unlike other areas of town. Oh no, some weeds. How dare anyone have to see weeds.
Glo 7 months ago
Sunflower Paving may do a nice job on streets, etc., but certainly are not friendly in the neighborhoods. We live in west Lawrence, and while they were working on our street, workers were parking in yards, going over curbs to do so, and parking on the wrong side of the street, etc. When residents asked them to move, they were not receptive, but did move when PD was called.
Lynn731 7 months ago
If it bothers you that much, pull the weeds.
KRichards 7 months ago
Why is it too much to ask a contractor being paid hundreds of thousands if not millions of city tax dollars to replace the grass that they removed?
Eride 7 months ago
I think the important question is, was this provided for in the contract?
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