This is the third time that the city of Atascadero closed San Anselmo Road all day without warning. Once again, I had to spend hours tracking down a canceled morning package delivery of living things and arrange to pick up the package or lose more than $100 (and I have a broken foot, so I had to get someone else to go meet a delivery driver, after spending hours on the phone). First, they paved for a whole day, then they oiled the street another day, and today (Nov. 14), they are repaving again. A huge truck blocked us in for hours. On a fourth day they will have to paint the center stripe (When? Who knows?). As a homeowner in my 60s who doesn’t see the city’s claimed Facebook alerts, I request that the city of Atascadero post road closures on their street closure website (which hasn’t been updated since March 2018). The lack of notice is rude and has repeatedly caused us grief. Thank you.
Cindy Webster
Atascadero
This article appears in Nov 22 – Dec 2, 2018.
Cindy,
First, Atascadero does provide updates on their Facebook page. They have them fairly regularly. I’m sure you know, as a woman in her 60s, that being rude doesn’t usually get you what you want.
Second, in the post, it clearly says the road will still be open to San Anselmo property owners. Just because you’re unwilling to try to get by the “big truck blocking you in for hours,” doesn’t mean they wouldn’t have let you pass.
Please stop acting like the city owes you something because you’re a homeowner and have a broken foot. Projects have to get done, they announced it 10 days in advance on a clearly popular social website. If you cared enough you would just follow them on Facebook, too. Being 60 has not deterred anyone else from joining, let alone my 80 year old grandmother who is quite proficient. Not getting up with the times is not an excuse to be rude.