W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
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August 2 , 2018
Vol 1 6, NO. 46
Rialto PD, Staples donate over 200 backpacks
THIS WEEK Gloria’s Cor ner Pg. 3
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MARYJOY DUNCAN
The Rialto Police Department is further connecting with the community through the inaugural backpack distribution in partnership with Staples on Wednesday morning at City Hall. School-aged children as young as preschoolers were delighted with their new backpacks and had the opportunity to be photographed with Chief Mark Kling afterwards.
Rialto residents outra ged over substandard road repairs
Audre Levy will ser ve as CHC interim president Pg. 6
S hop With A Cop pairs LLU Childre n’s Hospital patients with law e nforc ement
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INSIDE Gloria’s Corner
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Words To Think About 5 Opinion
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LUPE CAMACHO
The pavement on Willow Avenue, between San Bernardino Avenue and Randall, is filled with uneven pavement, oil marks and discolored street signage. By Manny B. Sandoval
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he City of Rialto has been experiencing disastrous road conditions for a number of years, which include potholes, uneven pavement and oil marks. City council, budget advisory committee members and residents have all voiced concern over the condition of the pavements in their city. “I deal with paving on a daily basis. To see this poor paving done out there is awful. I asked the City Engineer Robert Eisenbeisz who the pavement contractor was and he never
responded,” said Lupe Camacho, city of Rialto Budget Advisory Committee member. According to Camacho, there have been about four road improvements made throughout the city in the past few years; all of which she feels were done poorly. “On an annual basis, depending on availability, annual overlay deals with arterial roads, the budget for that type of project is between $1-3 million. In a good year we get funding. This year and next year, we’re getting $1.5 million through the state from road and maintenance funding; which is population based,” said
Katie Nickel, Public Works Coordinator. One of the large pavement issues is near the new Walmart on Riverside Avenue. “Near the new Walmart on Riverside Avenue, heading southbound as you come into the intersection, as you cross the intersection there is a manhole acting as a pothole. It’s right under path of travel of the wheel and you always hit it while driving. I asked about that and the public works director said they put it to grade, but it just sank,” said Camcaho. Another area where the road improvements are disastrous is on
Willow Avenue. “The pavement between Randall and San Bernardino on Willow Avenue is horrible; it’s full of uneven pavement and holes,” said Camacho. Issues as such are a priority for Camacho, she is the one who recommended a focus on road improvements for the 2018-2019 budget. “Road improvements were my specific recommendation with the Budget Advisory Committee’s 2018-2019 budget. It appears to us, and for me as a project manager, when you're under haste, you Roads, cont. on pg. 2