The Editor:A few things that I was taught at a very early age were: 1) respect your elders; 2) when you do a job, do the very best you can ... be accountable for the work you've done.I have to admit when it comes to our city we have a tendency to be reactive and not pro-active. A prime example of this is 13th Avenue/Souris Avenue North /Highway 47 North. Every driver has put up with this terrible road for way too long and then finally ... the fix was the City putting up reduced speed signs. This road should have been properly addressed years ago. Now it's too late and the costs have skyrocketed. I really find it hard to believe that a city that has so much to offer allows our city streets to be this pathetic. Are we going to wait another year until the highways department comes through with some cash? We've been doing this for several years now. Another year is not acceptable. I know there are other streets in the city that are terrible and need serious repair ... more than a trailer with mix and a couple of shovels will be needed. Let's become pro-active.If you feel the same way please make some calls to our city council members and our mayor. I've already made my calls and I really feel we deserve better conditions throughout the city than what we've been putting up with. I simply think we need more accountability, pro-activeness and some pride in the work that we do. The residents of Estevan and southeast Saskatchewan along with our many visitors deserve better and we expect better. The time has come for the City to step up to the plate and take a serious swing at proper maintenance of our streets. Lyle McGillivray,Estevan
