Taxpayers may be paying for repairs on $353 million worth of roads built by developers because the city is not keeping accurate inspection records, according to the city auditor.
The city is supposed to inspect and approve roads built by developers before taking over maintenance. Auditor David Wiun found some roads were handed over to the city with major deficiencies, which were never documented.
Wiun also found some roads weren’t fixed by the developer, even though inspectors found problems.
“In these instances, the Construction Completion Certificate is issued even though major deficiencies exist for the transportation asset,” Wiun wrote in a report released Thursday.
“There is a risk that the city is not able to ensure that all the deficiencies have been corrected.”
Even in situations where the developer did pay for repairs, they may not have contributed enough to actually fix the issue.
Wiun found the city has not reviewed the defect assessments, leaving taxpayers on the hook for the problems.
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