Our Hague Road entrance potholes have been filled! Read on to see how it happened

Simply put, thank you, Eagle Nest.

More than two dozen residents answered our callout to go online and report the multiple growing potholes at our Hague Road entrance. And in less than a week, the potholes were filled, as well as others along Tanager Lane all the way to our four-way stop!

Such an organized response helped push things along, but huge thanks also goes City Councilors Nick Roberts (District 3) and Dan Boots (District 4) for their help in escalating our campaign. At a recent BRAG meeting, they were told our entrance was on the verge of becoming impassable without city intervention. In response, both underscored the importance of filing reports on the city’s website so the volume of requests can be tracked. The more reports filed, the higher priority they get in city repair schedules, they said.

This time it worked, but DPW is overwhelmed and underfunded so we can’t expect such a quick response every time. That's why we appreciate the councilors for lobbying on our behalf.

A big thanks also goes out to Board member Helen Galvin, our longtime streets and sidewalks coordinator, who months ago began relentlessly pressing DPW to address our potholes. She even drove to the City-County Building once to plead our case in person when phone messages went unanswered. (Oh, and those speedbumps that recently were repainted? That’s the result of Helen’s dogged persistence for corrective action.)

Finally, for everyone who took the 2-3 minutes to file a report, consider yourselves deputized members of Eagle Nest’s new Pothole Patrol! As you’ve seen, it’s super easy to file a repair request, so please continue to advocate for the neighborhood and copy Nick Roberts your confirmation email when you do (Nicholas.Roberts@indy.gov).

Up next: the random drawing for the $25 gift card for those who helped in our campaign. Stay tuned!

On behalf of the Board,

Scott Thien, President