Winnipeg seeks corporate sponsors for pothole repairs
The City of Winnipeg is contemplating desperate measures to shore up municipal finances. It wants businesses to buy advertisements on trucks driven by pothole-filling crews.
Already this year, the city has spent $400,000 filling the holes, twice as much as usual for the spring.
The sponsorship proposal calls for company logos or names to be put on the vehicles used for the repairs. [Winnipeg Mayor Sam] Katz believes companies would like it because their name would be associated with “a good thing.”
About the only time the ads would be seen is when motorists are backed up waiting to get past pothole-filling crews at work. Businesses might not see that as good publicity.
What next: Corporate logos on street signs and traffic lights? “This green light has been brought to you by …”
Katz said city administrators are also looking into how other municipalities deal with pothole repair and whether there are better methods or materials to do the job.
If I may suggest: Don’t bother coming to Nova Scotia. Never in my life have I seen so many gaping potholes. Streets around here are obstacle courses. If Mayor Katz hears any worthwhile suggestions for improving pothole repair, please send them here.