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Resident worried about pothole problem
Posted: 03.22.2010 at 4:11 PM
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Deep pothole on Barnwell St.
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He says he was "blown off" when he reported a large pothole last week.

COLUMBIA -- A Columbia resident is complaining about the city's pothole pandemic.

Henry Noble says he called city officials Friday when a hole, several feet deep, opened up in front of his home on Barnwell Street.

Noble says the city "blew him off" when he reported the problem, so he called Mayoral Candidate Joe Azar, who then called WACH FOX News to check it out.

According to Noble, city workers put cones around the hole instead of fixing it.

But it's not the first time the same hole has caused a problem.  Apparently, it has been patched in the past.

We checked back in late Monday afternoon and crews were on site working to fix the hole.

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