One Batesville alderman seemed puzzled at why city crews couldn’t take care of a ditching problem in his ward.
During the meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, a request was again made to have a ditch on Hoskins road cleaned out.
"I don’t understand why something as simple as this can’t get done," Alderman Rufus Manley said. "The only problem is the tree limbs stopping up the culvert."
Manley said he has presented the matter to Mayor Bobby Baker, City Clerk Judy Savage and Teddy Austin and it has yet to be resolved.
"I know for a fact I have given this to the mayor twice, Judy twice and Teddy three times over the phone and once in person," he said. "If it is something this simple, why can’t we get it taken care of?"
Baker explained that he had Austin and the city crews working at the Civic Center while the weather was holding up.
"The city only has one crew," Baker said. "I have them working at the Civic Center while we have a chance to get some things taken care of there."
Manley said he understood the importance of completing the work at the Civic Center, but he also feels like there are other matters the city needs to take care of as well.
"This matter has been discussed several times with several different people, and it is time that something gets done about it," he said.
No action was taken on the matter.