Issue #20279989 — Street Pothole

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\nFollowing further discussions within our neighborhood group, I’m writing to respectfully request that the city re-examine the site for three reasons:\n\t1.\tThe age of the road: The road and its underlying gravel base have been in place for decades, making it unlikely that a sinkhole from poor compaction would appear now.\n\t2.\tThe location of the sinkhole: While improper compaction is possible, it seems improbable that such a failure would coincidently occur directly in line with the city’s water pipe leading to 8178 West Mercer.\n\t3.\tTiming of upcoming roadwork: Our neighborhood has scheduled a private contractor to patch our street in November, and it would be prudent to rule out a potential leak before the contractor’s one-day repair job.\n
We are genuinely grateful for your team’s responsiveness and professionalism. Our concern is that, for the reasons above, a leak seems  plausible — and we hope to avoid a situation where the city could be asked to respond urgently while our contractor is on-site for a 1-day job.
\nCould the city please excavate or further investigate the area around the sinkhole to confirm whether a leak is present?
\nThank you for your time and continued support.
\nRespectfully,
Mark Bolger
on behalf of the residents of Lower Lakeridge Heights","flag_url":"https://seeclickfix.com/api/v2/issues/20279989/flag","html_url":"https://seeclickfix.com/issues/20279989","id":20279989,"lat":47.52985471197177,"lng":-122.23086965334545,"media":{"image_full":"https://seeclickfix.com/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzUzNDYzOTQsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--bd48ec1ce825e3751a31b7bdd48d2bdf8c03d8c2/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJhdXRvX29yaWVudCI6dHJ1ZSwic3RyaXAiOnRydWUsInJlc2l6ZSI6IjgwMHg2MDAifSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--242b3e94addeeae50b5fd8df8a0a8fbcf02bf33c/image.jpg","image_square_100x100":"https://seeclickfix.com/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzUzNDYzOTQsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--bd48ec1ce825e3751a31b7bdd48d2bdf8c03d8c2/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJhdXRvX29yaWVudCI6dHJ1ZSwic3RyaXAiOnRydWUsInJlc2l6ZSI6IjEwMHgxMDBeIiwiZ3Jhdml0eSI6ImNlbnRlciIsImV4dGVudCI6IjEwMHgxMDAifSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--65761edc0e4051a20b5d81cec2bec201d6c43dee/image.jpg","representative_image_url":"https://seeclickfix.com/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzUzNDYzOTQsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--bd48ec1ce825e3751a31b7bdd48d2bdf8c03d8c2/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6eyJmb3JtYXQiOiJqcGciLCJhdXRvX29yaWVudCI6dHJ1ZSwic3RyaXAiOnRydWUsInJlc2l6ZSI6IjEwMHgxMDBeIiwiZ3Jhdml0eSI6ImNlbnRlciIsImV4dGVudCI6IjEwMHgxMDAifSwicHVyIjoidmFyaWF0aW9uIn19--65761edc0e4051a20b5d81cec2bec201d6c43dee/image.jpg","video_url":null},"point":{"coordinates":[-122.23086965334545,47.52985471197177],"type":"Point"},"private_visibility":false,"rating":3,"reopened_at":null,"reporter":{"avatar":{"full":"https://seeclickfix.com/images/no-avatar-100.png","square_100x100":"https://seeclickfix.com/images/no-avatar-100.png"},"civic_points":0,"html_url":"https://seeclickfix.com/users/3581115","id":3581115,"name":"Mark Bolger","role":"Registered User","witty_title":""},"request_type":{"id":22678,"organization":"City of Mercer Island - NOTE: Emergencies should always be reported to 911 immediately. To reach our after-hours, non-emergency Dispatch Center, call (425) 577-5656","related_issues_url":"https://seeclickfix.com/api/v2/issues?lat=47.52985471197177&lng=-122.23086965334545&request_types=22678&sort=distance","title":"Street Pothole","url":"https://seeclickfix.com/api/v2/request_types/22678"},"show_blocked_issue_text":false,"status":"Archived","summary":"Street Pothole","transitions":{},"updated_at":"2025-12-11T02:40:39-05:00","url":"https://seeclickfix.com/api/v2/issues/20279989"}