A curious place for potholes...
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
With the continued freeze-thaw scenario we’ve experienced lately with the weather, it is really no surprise that Porsche-consuming, tire-popping potholes are popping up around the county.
But, we’ve heard potholes are popping up in a different, more unexpected location: the Whitley County 4-H Center Building.
According to grounds staff member Eric Blank, several potholes have been discovered in the floor of the 4-H Center Building -- a problem he and others are trying to fix.
Blank notified the Whitley County 4-H Inc. board of the problem last week, saying, “We’ve got, basically, potholes there in the floor.”
The problem, according to Blank, is caused by air pockets in the epoxy on the floor. Blank has contacted the original contractor who put in the floor as well as other local flooring experts to determine how to fix it. The estimated repair cost should be around $677.
Sounding as unpleasant as the mud-filled, alignment obliterating variety we encounter on the road, the inside version is more about looks.
“It does detract away from the appearance and stuff like that,” he said during the meeting.
Blank expects to have the pothole problem put to rest soon.