Streets Update: More Repairs Needed

Mission Viejo residents are expressing astonishment that city hall is relying on citizens to report streets in need of repair. Of 150-plus staff members on the city payroll, substantial numbers of employees are busy working on celebrations, parties and character posters. City administrators say they have “no one” to check on the condition of the streets.

Following are recent additions to the list of streets in fair to poor condition:

• Amberwood: entire street is all cracked up. Horizontal cracks are in front of every house.
• Tamerind: entire street is cracked up; deep, wide cracks are reemerging from patchwork.
• Whitespring: deep, wide cracks; mosaic-like pattern of cracking; entire street is damaged.
• Somerset: entire street is cracked; cul-de-sac has wide and deep cracks with weeds.
• Larkspur; entire street is cracked up; ineffectively patched; crumbling edges.
• Meadowbrook: all cracked up.
• Meadowbrook and Tamerind intersection: cracked up; deep and wide cracks with weeds.
• Devon and Somerset intersection: all cracked up.
• Devon: all cracked up; long areas of mosaic-like cracking.
• Devon and Portsmouth intersection: serious cracking, deep cracks.
• Portsmouth: all cracked up; area of sunken asphalt with mosaic-like cracking.
• Portsmouth and Sheffield intersection: all cracked up; deep cracks with weeds.
• Sheffield: entire street has cracks; many horizontal cracks; mosaic-like cracking.
• Leicester and Portsmouth intersection: cracked up; pothole; mosaic-like cracking; weeds.
• Leicester: entire length of street is cracked. Mosaic-like cracking.
• Leicester and Darlington intersection: mosaic-like cracking; pothole.
• Leicester and Exmoor intersection: cracks.
• Exmoor: entire length of street is cracked; weeds; crumbling edges; mosaic-like cracking.
• Leicester and Cheshire intersection: extensive cracking and some crumbled areas.
• Cheshire: longitudinal and horizontal cracks; entire length of street is all cracked up.
• Darlington: areas of mosaic-like cracking; weeds; cracks are tarred over and reopening.
• Darlington and Exmoor intersection: extensive cracking.
• Florestra: appears to be recently slurried (last year?), but all cracked up with deep cracks.
• Sebastian and Florestra intersection: extensive cracking with weeds.
• Sebastian: if the street was recently slurried, cracks are re-emerging and reopening.
• Soria: all cracked up; edges are cracking.
• Sebastian and Soria intersection: cracks with weeds.
• Spadra: appears to be recently slurried (when?), but surface is rough and showing wear.
• Via Angelina and Casitas intersection: all cracked up.
• Casitas: entire length of street is all cracked up; weeds; tar-covered cracks are reopening.