To: Brandon H. Jones, Mr. Nance

From: Tom Wall

Re: Repaving of Wood Valley Dr

Date: 28 November, 2007

Recently the State performed a job on Wood Valley Drive in northern Wake County which quite frankly has our neighborhood in an uproar. The job performed was just tar and gravel instead of actual asphalt paving.

I am a resident of Wood Valley Drive and I am writing to ask your assistance in restoring our road. The road in its current condition (after the tar and gravel operation) is not conducive for residential living and travel. You cannot walk, jog, or ride bikes on the new surface due to the rough surface and loose gravel. I have to sweep the bottom of my driveway every other day at a minimum to get gravel off it that has been thrown up onto the concrete driveway surface by passing vehicles. The surface still emits a large volume of dust (even after several rains) and the dust has settled on our homes to the point where the windows have dust buildup on them.

This type of surface simply is NOT suited for residential areas. Our neighborhood would have much preferred to have our roads left as they were!

I ask your assistance is working with Wood Valley residents to restore our road surface to a hard, smooth surface so we can resume our outdoor lifestyles and maintain our property values.

Please contact me with any questions you may have and please let us know what we can work out to restore our neighborhood roads.

Thank You