The fence is secure, the holes are filled in - it's a happy ending (we hope) to a problem that Plaintalker began ranting about in October 2010 after the site of the March 2010 demolition on North Avenue showed signs of severe settling.
See that blog post here.
As of November 2011, nothing had been done.
Plaintalker's concern was that the holes were a potential liability for the city. The site was open to traffic from the rear and was flush in front with the busy sidewalk across from the train station. A little kid or even an impaired adult could easily have slipped into one of those holes and ended up under the sidewalk in one of those deep vaults.
The new fill looks pretty solid and makes the site much more secure. It should still be monitored for settling after the winter weather.
Meanwhile, it's a good job and may save the city from a lawsuit by removing a hazardous condition.
--Bernice
Mark your calendar Bernice...you will be doing the monitoring. Really...there should be a position with pay and benefits for within City Inspections and Zoning Enforcement.
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