How much money do car owners spend repairing their cars due to damage caused by potholes in the road? In Ithaca, which prides itself for its beauty, many people suffer financial loss to repairs caused by potholes. There are many potholes that are unavoidable streets, and they cause significant damage to vehicles. They are an eyesore for the local community and tourists. With the help of the community Ithaca can fill its potholes and provide a safe and pleasant journey for all vehicles.
Fixing the deteriorated streets of Ithaca could save the community a significant amount of money in car repairs. I work as a delivery driver in this town, and I frequently have to repair my suspension. A high percentage of cars in this town are rusty; the last thing they need is the shock of a pothole.
Completely repaving all the roads in town is too costly. Instead, Ithaca should invest in more equipment and supplies to fill potholes. Two pickup trucks and some gravel and asphalt mix could get the pothole filling project started. The equipment should be used by volunteers. A group of two to three people can sign up to use a pickup truck and spend a few hours filling the potholes in town. Instead of a resident waiting for a road crew to come fix a particularly troublesome pothole. He or she can sign up and fill the pothole. This provides a relatively cheap alternative to completely repaving roads or hiring crews to fill all the potholes in towns.
In upstate New York residential roads in good condition are hard to come by. The potentially smooth roads of Ithaca can be a unique token of our city. Ithaca's beauty attracts tourists, and our smooth roads will not deter them from coming back. There are many businesses that rely heavily on transportation. Our smooth roads can attract them.
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Ithaca, which prides itself for its beauty,
-->Ithaca, which prides itself on its beauty,
There are so many potholes
-->There are many potholes
community Ithaca can
-->community, Ithaca could
in this town, and I frequently have to repair my suspension. A high percentage of cars in this town
-->[Don't repeat "in this town."]
Completely repaving all the roads in town is too costly.
-->Completely repaving all the roads in Ithaca would be too costly.
Two pickup trucks and some gravel and asphalt mix could get the pothole filling project started.
-->Two pickup trucks and some gravel and asphalt mix would suffice to initiate a pothole-filling project.
The equipment could be used by volunteers.
-->Volunteers could do most of the work. [Actually, I suspect there would be prohibitive liability issues, especially with hot asphalt.]
can sign up
-->could sign up [This sentence is probably unnecessary.]
Instead of a resident waiting for a road crew to come fix a particularly troublesome pothole. He or she can sign up and fill the pothole.
-->Instead of waiting for a road crew to come fix a particularly troublesome pothole, a resident could volunteer to repair the pothole.
He or she can sign up and fill the pothole.
-->[Delete - redundant.]
This provides a relatively cheap alternative to completely repaving roads or hiring crews to fill all the potholes in towns.
-->This system would provide ...
[But, again, the sentence is redundant.]
In upstate New York residential roads in good condition are hard to come by.
-->are hard to find// are rare. ["Hard to come by" means "hard to obtain"; individuals don't possess public roads.]
The potentially smooth roads of Ithaca can be a unique token of our city.
-->A well-paved Ithaca would be a significant tourist attraction.
Ithaca's beauty attracts tourists, and our smooth roads will not deter them from coming back. There are many businesses that rely heavily on transportation. Our smooth roads can attract them.
-->Ithaca's beauty attracts tourists, and our smooth roads would ensure that their cars survived for a return visit. There are many businesses that rely heavily on transportation. Our smooth roads can attract them.
[The business angle should have been worked into the introduction, not sprung at the last minute. Overall, this could be compressed considerably. On the other hand, you do need to concede that Ithaca's Dept. of Public Works repairs some potholes, and also that liability might be an issue.]
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