Every time Mary Stewart leaves her driveway, she’s reminded of a problem she says hasn’t been fixed for years.
“They sound awful, like ‘Ooop!’” she recently told the I-Team, trying to mimic the sound her car makes as she navigates potholes on the street outside her home in Capitol Heights.
Stewart said she and neighbors have complained about the street for years.
“They won’t fix it,” Stewart said.
A neighbor showed the I-Team a December 2022 letter from the Office of the County Executive telling them, “Staff is investigating your street to identify the potholes you describe,” adding they will “address immediate pothole issues.”
Nearly two years later, any fixes made in the interim have not held up. The street remains in rough condition.
Via 311, the county has received 22 service call requests for Carmody Hill Drive since mid-February 2022. These include calls related to potholes and issues such as illegal dumping and roadway emergencies. …