FP comments, March 19

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Potholes aplenty

Re: Bumps in the road popping up daily (March 18). We need to come up with a new term. Pothole doesn’t adequately describe the disintegrating pavement dotted with echoing chasms that threatens my vehicle’s life every single day.

— LuckyBucky

 

It’s a war zone out there. Crumbling, buckling pavement everywhere. Every year I keep saying I’ve never seen it this bad.

But hey, the province is nice enough to build a $150-million bypass near Headingley, while spending next to nothing in Winnipeg.

— Gordo

 

@Gordo: The province has other obligations than just Winnipeg.

— 46444601

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The crews should be out 24/7 fixing any pothole they see. And maybe find a different solution to fixing them, as what they are doing now does not seem to work.

— 23615082

 

All of St. James Street in the Polo Park area needs to be fixed.

— 1.21gigawatts?!

 

How about fixing Roblin Boulevard in front of the new Assiniboine Park Zoo entrance? It’s horrific and an embarrassment.

— 43894271

 

Spring in Winnipeg… hang on to your water bottles.

— no sense

 

City picks new CAO

Re: 30-year bureaucrat recommended as Winnipeg’s new CAO (March 18). This is an absolutely fabulous choice. Congratulations to all those involved in making the selection.

Good luck to Doug with the challenges he will be facing.

— perogy1

 

Just what we need — another politician. We need someone who has business sense and not the NDP kind of spend, spend, spend.

Look at what McNeil has been doing, or not doing, lately regarding the 2011 flood, and what a fiasco that was and continues to be.

— 23708282

 

@23708282: Deputy ministers are public servants, not politicians.

— Tamaro

 

He is also an engineer by training. Pretty sensible people, in my experience.

— Maudoug

 

“McNeil has a tough task ahead of him. Officially, he succeeds Phil Sheegl… “

Tough task? I don’t think so. This might be the easiest gig on the planet right now.

Improving on the job Sheegl did? How can he not be better than Sheegl?

— Larry Bud Melman