Houston man stands in deep pothole to get city's attention

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A Houston man stands in a deep pothole to get the city's attention and it went viral.

crews. Our team found private contractors trying to connect to a city water line, without the proper permits, which created the hole. HPW is working to repair the roadway and ensure the contractors have the correct permits for their work."

Pettitt swiftly responded to HPW, while tagging city officials in the post, saying,"It doesn't matter whether our road conditions in Third Ward are caused by City disinvestment, private negligence/malfeasance, or Acts of God — these dangerous conditions shouldn't be tolerated! Thank you for following up and holding private contractor accountable."

A few days later, the city sent workers to fill the hole."It's unfortunate, but if you want to get the city's attention, sometimes you have to be a little bit theatrical and post on social media," Pettitt told Hey Houston Public Works, if you don't want to talk about the Columbia Tap Trail, we can talk about other things. Houston 311 Case #: 2300826120

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