Dear Fox Glen co-owners,
We have noticed some potholes developing on our 3 roads (Bridle Pass, Fox Glen Drive, and Santa Fe Trail).
We’ve alerted our civil engineering firm, Engineering Technologies Corporation (ETC), and they will arrange to patch the potholes with asphalt as soon as practical. They can get us a lower price by having the paving crew from one of their large nearby paving jobs repair our few potholes at the same time.
More potholes are expected as our roads get closer to their “end of life”, and that’s why we budget some money for interim asphalt repair each year (potholes, etc.). Currently, we are planning on replacing our roads entirely in 2021.
PLEASE NOTE: Co-owners are NOT authorized to take it upon themselves to “patch” any potholes on our roads, which are common elements. This might seem to be an unnecessary warning, but we are mentioning it because last year one co-owner did have a pothole filled with “cold patch” and we don’t want that co-owner or any others to repeat that mistake. That pothole has opened up again and will be repaired properly with asphalt this season.
We always want our asphalt pavement patched with asphalt – asphalt is made from crude oil and is a semi-solid at normal temperatures. It is applied hot and hardens (or cures) as it cools. It is much better for repairing potholes than “cold patch”, which is what handymen use. “Cold patch” is not asphalt, it’s made from coal tar (not crude oil) mixed with polymers (i.e., plastics) – it’s a thick sticky liquid at room temperature and is mixed in a bucket or applied right from the bag, but it does not harden and will always be sticky (it can stick to shoes and tires and be tracked into the house). Potholes filled with “cold patch” usually don’t last because it never really bonds with the asphalt roadbed.
Sincerely,
John for the Fox Glen Board