Water main break in Center City an example of city's infrastructure needs?
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Water main break in Center City an example of city's infrastructure needs?
Catherine Lucey
Just last week Mayor Nutter stood up with leaders of cities from around the country and called on the federal government to provide more infrastructure funding to cities. Nutter said the city needed money to shore up bridges and roads -- as well as to invest in new projects.
Last night a massive water main break in Southwest Center City provided a real life example of why the city needs that kind of funding. At least 100 people were evacuated, homes were flooded and water service was cut off for a large number of residents. (For more details, here's a story from the Inquirer).
I blanch every time I see another useless layer of asphalt laid down over a rapidly decaying water infrastructure. Unless rehabilitation and replacement of existing sewers and water mains is done now, this city can't expect new business and homeowners. No one will move into a crumbling ruin. Infrastructure is the one "must have" for a city and ought to be the first priority for spending.— Joshua911
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David Gambacorta spent a small eternity writing about cops, drug dealers and serial killers. Now he’s writing about power and politics – which sometimes reminds him of the old crime beat. He joined the Daily News in 2005. And yes, he knows you’re not quite sure how to pronounce his last name. E-mail tips to gambacd@phillynews.com
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Jan Ransom, a native New Yorker, joined the Daily News in 2010 after graduating from Howard University. She has since written about the difficulty of filing police complaints, tax deadbeats and life after violent home invasions. She joined the Daily News City Hall Bureau in 2011 and has plunged headfirst into reporting on administration budget battles and City Council shenanigans. E-mail tips to ransomj@phillynews.com
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