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| Rosea Lonsdale |
Donlea Drive resident Rosea Lonsdale has been blindsided by contractors employed to replace the aging watermain along her north Leaside street. Ms. Lonsdale told The South Bayview Bulldog that the city began ripping up the street outside her home without so much as a knock on the door this morning (Friday, November 7, 2014). The residents did receive a notice months ago saying the work would be done between May 20 and August 20, 2014. But all remained quiet through the summer and right up until 7 a.m. this morning, says Ms. Lonsdale. Then, out of nowhere, the digging began. By 10.30 a.m. there was a hole about ten inches deep in front of the driveway. It is, says Ms Lonsdale, a total lack of respect. This out-of-nowhere construction is not unknown. All sorts of things get in the way of contractors keeping to schedule. But that’s no reason why the real start date remains a secret. It is the surprise arrival — weeks, months and sometimes as much as a year after notice is given — that rightly infuriates homeowners. In this case, it looks like the work along Donlea Drive will not be finished until next Spring.
