When I got back into town this week, I noticed that our mud problem at Scholars and Chapter house had become much, much worse. The university is building apartment-style dorms right across the street where Austin Peay Hall used to stand. These will be great for the Lottery Scholarship kids, because nobody else could afford to live there without giving your firstborn to the bank.
This is all-fine-well-and-good, except for the construction, now in its latter stages, has had severe erosion problems. We've got mud all the way to our curb.
So this went out today:
I am writing as a resident of 108 Jeffress Dr., the street that runs between the new University Village and Trinity Presbyterian Church. Over the past few weeks our street has become nearly impassable for all of the mud that has eroded from the construction zone. In addition to being an eyesore, it makes for difficult stopping at the corner of Jeffress and Lee St. We've also noted ruts dug into our yard from the contractor's trucks and implements.
We, the members of Sigma Phi Epsilon as owners of both houses on this street, respectfully request that something be done to control the erosion into the street, and that somehow the street is cleaned up to its pre-construction condition.
Thank you for your time and attention,
Stephen Yeargin
Doubt it will do much good, but I figure if you don't say something, it will never get fixed. Anybody know any legal words we could toss around to make it happen faster?