Last week's storm stunk. It snowed our cars in (including yours truly), it caused accidents (proud to say - not yours truly), it caused us to slip, slide, and pray to SOMEONE not to make us wreck. Like I said, it stunk.
And this is coming from someone who grew up in Cleveland - where snow is as common as air!
But for some residents in Adams County, it made them realize how much of a pickle they're really in.
About 3 years ago, 21 homes were built on a small one-street development, called Cardinal Ridge, in Bonneauville. According to the borough manager, the street's paving wasn't layed properly by the developer, so the borough never "accepted it" as a development. The manager also says the developer was supposed to line the streets with lights and trees - but those two tasks were never completed either.
So because the borough doesn't consider Red Bird Lane an adequate street, it won't plow the snow and ice still covering it from last week's storm. It says the developer is resposible. And the developer has yet to return a phone call to any of the residents who live there.
The developer, Michael Sponseller of Sponseller MJ Inc, out of New Market, MD, never returned my phone call yesterday. So what are the residents on Red Bird Lane supposed to do? So much for the media having any influence.
Don't worry Mr. Sponseller...we'll keep trying.
In the meantime, there are dozens of people trying to drive down their street - and can't.
