UPDATE 1: Last week we wrote of a smelly substance seeping up through a section of A Street in Golden Hill, and the concerns of nearby residents who have watched the stuff come and go for nearly a year.
THE SITE: Peñasquitos Drive in Rancho Peñasquitos, which was recently resurfaced.
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Now it looks like it's not a city of San Diego problem to solve after all.
Brian Drummy, senior public information officer for the Metropolitan Wastewater Department, did a search of city records and discovered that the city isn't responsible for the sewage lines in that area. When the homes were built about 30 years ago, a developer agreed to install the plumbing and pass along all costs, “risk and responsibility” to the property owners and their successors.
“It's all private stuff,” Drummy said.
UPDATE 2: Peñasquitos Drive in Rancho Peñasquitos was in dire need of an overhaul when Rod Deshano, who uses the road daily, insisted that San Diego City Councilman Scott Peters and the Street Division do something. The potholes, cracks and old asphalt repairs made for a rough ride.
Deshano put up signs reading, “No More Patches, Resurface” and “Demand Road Re-Surface,” along with the Street Division's phone number.
This month, the road got its new surface, and Deshano reports, “They did a real nice job on it.”
And there's also a new sign: “New Street, Thanks to All Your Phone Calls!”
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