City of Leoti, Kansas

The City employees have been working very hard to make sure that our citizens can safely travel the streets of Leoti during what has been an unusually long, cold, snowy winter. 

There is a snow removal plan in place which sets priorities of when and where the city crews clean snow first.  Because of this, there are citizens who sometimes think the crews have forgotten their street or are just neglecting them.  That is not the case.  If you have a concern (or a compliment), please don't hesitate to call the City Hall at 620-375-2341 and share your concerns.  The staff there will assist you with any issues you might have. 

The City of Leoti crews are hard at work hauling off unwanted, unsightly items all over Leoti.  If you have anything you need removed from your property, please call City Hall at 620-375-2341 and discuss your needs.  This opportunity only occurs twice a year and we encourage our citizens to take advantage of the free service offered. 

Liquid Engineers will be here on Saturday morning to repair the water storage at the intersection of A and 7th Streets.  Please feel free to stop by sometime between 8:30 and noon and watch them work.  it's going to be something we don't get to see around here very often! 

this is a daily watering guide brought to you by the good people at weather.com .  please click on this link and scroll down about halfway on the page to see our current watering needs for the city of leoti. 

http://www.weather.com/outlook/homeandgarden/garden/weather/tenday/67861?lswe=67861&lswa=GardeningForecast&from=locator

Potholes: A Spring Driving Menace

UPDATED February 23, 2010

By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Andrew Rosenthal

When spring approaches, it`s a great time to go for a drive. It`s time to enjoy milder weather, longer days and see flowers in bloom. However, the otherwise perfect drive is often interrupted by small bumps and holes throughout the road. Was the road poorly built? Did some vandal take a hammer to the road?

No! These holes, known as potholes, are a late-winter nuisance that bothers car owners and city maintenance departments alike. Potholes are typically 3 to 5 inch holes in the road, which can cause serious, and expensive, damage to car tires and the car`s suspension and underbelly.

How do these highway hazards form? Snow and ice melt into liquid water, which seeps through the road`s pavement into the soil under the road. During the winter, this water refreezes in the soil. As water expands when it freezes, the soil expands as well. This weakens the pavement above.

When the ice in the soil melts, it leaves gaps inside the weakened pavement. Cars passing over the weakened pavement cause the road to break up in that spot, creating a hole in the highway.

Potholes are commonly found in the northern states, where overnight temperatures below freezing are typical. Peak season for these pavement pests is March and April, when freeze-and-thaw cycles are common daily occurrences.

Hitting a pothole with your car can cause significant damage. Flat tires are common, because of the jagged nature of the pothole. These nuisances can also mess up your car`s alignment, wreck its suspension, or even rip a hole in the car`s oil pan, leaking oil onto the road.

Once pothole season begins, maintenance crews do the best they can to patch the potholes with fresh asphalt, making the road flat and safe for cars. However, the holes often return within a few days as another part of the road thaws.

If you see your town`s maintenance crew working in your neighborhood this spring, slow down as you drive past them. They`re probably out making your roads safe from the pothole menace.

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Story Image: WeatherBug user Carol Rosenthal snapped this image of a growing pothole in Westfield, Mass. If you see any potholes, report them to your local maintenance department.

http://www.gctelegram.com/News/leoti-house-3-2-10

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