TYPICAL EFFORT FROM OUR DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WASTE

Sometime last fall, at least 6 months ago, I noticed that DPW had spray-painted white circles around two potholes on South 2nd Street near Cherry Alley.  I'd seen it in action around town before.  Someone from DPW, often a crew of two, drives around town in a fossil fuel burning vehicle looking for potholes, spray painting circles around those they find so that other DPW workers -- always a crew of two riding around town in a fossil fuel burning vehicle with hot asphalt patch and shovels at the ready -- can come by later and fill the highlighted potholes they locate through the windshield of the moving vehicle.  Well, that's how it's supposed to work at least. 

If someone at DPW made note of those two potholes on 2nd street last year, was their plan to fill them sometime before the end of the year?  Or before the end of this year?  Or maybe never?

On 2nd near Warren.  How long will 
that paint last?

By the way, in preparation of Luizzi's DRI work this spring, the pavement surrounding the intersection of 2nd & Warren was recently decorated with a rainbow of spray-painted colors and designs.  I'm thinking that during the work 2nd Street between Warren and the alley will have to be closed down for at least one week.  This ought to make things interesting there for pedestrians, drivers and businesses.

At the alley.  "LOWER" what?  The drain, 
to create a tripping hazard?