School Assignment

8. Description of the Issue
• The issue at hand involves the road that my neighborhood lives on. It
has not been serviced in many years and has begun to crack and
decay. Large visible cracks and bumps cover the surface, and it does
not distribute water to the sides as it should. It has been a hotly-
discussed issue to the road maintenance company, but no one is
making any moves to repair or fund the repairs necessary.

9. Interview
Myself: John, you drive on this road every day. What are your thoughts on its condition?
John: The condition is getting worse. The residents here are constantly complaining about water running
across the road. This water does not only pull debris to the center of the road, but also deteriorates the
roads causing costly repairs.
Myself: What must be done to solve the issue?
John: Unless the community pulls together to repair the road, its up to the road repair company to fix it.
Otherwise, it will remain in its current condition until something is done about it.
Myself: Do you think the road company will repair the road?
John: I doubt it. Several of us, including myself, have filed complaints about the road’s conditions with no
response or action taken. So no, I don’t think the road company will make any moves to repair the road?
Myself: Well, thank you for your time.
John: You’re welcome.

10. How the community can get involved
• Support can be given to the repair of the road by way of donations.
Repairing an entire road is no small effort, and we can get all the
assistance we can get in funding the project. In addition, supporters
can write to the road company to try and convince them to look at
the road and eventually repair it.