Like everyone else in the state, Slatington is plagued with potholes, and the residents are not too happy about it.

At the Slatington borough council meeting on Monday night, several residents spoke out about the poor condition of their roads.

Eric King told the council members that there is a large pothole on Chestnut Alley near his house. He said there is a 3-by-2-foot pothole that is 4 inches deep in front of his driveway.

“The ridiculous pothole situation on Chestnut Alley between East Franklin and Church Street is kind of getting out of control. It’s been like that for 12 years now,” he said. “Every spring, the borough comes and lays down some cold asphalt on it, just pours it in and walks away. They don’t bother rolling it out or tamping it down or sealing it properly.”

King said that it washes out and it accumulates at the end of the alley at Church Street. The loose gravel makes it difficult for vehicles to stop.

“That alley was never zoned properly for the amount of truck traffic that Verizon brings in and out of that parking lot. I’ve seen 10-ton trucks come up and down that alley, tearing it up. It’s not fair that we pay taxes to have that alley maintained,” he said. “It should be fixed properly and then it should be posted ‘No truck traffic’ over a certain weight limit down that roadway.”

Council member Jeffrey Hausman said he has been out to look at the pothole and has talked to the borough’s road crew about it.

“It’s a crater, not a pothole,” he said.

Hausman said they’re looking at a better fix for the hole this year. The borough has used cold patch to fill it in the past.

Similarly, resident Donna Barron came to the meeting to talk about roads.

“My concern is the roads. They’re just deplorable,” she said.

Barron said she knows there aren’t enough funds for all of the borough’s road problems, but asked if contacting state representatives would be helpful.

“How can we as a community try to get some funds to the borough, because it’s really a hazard and an expense to all of our vehicles, including the borough’s vehicles,” she said. “With all the taxes that we pay and especially with the increase, we do deserve to have some roads that are passable without destroying our cars and costing us a lot of money on repairs.”

Council member Zachari Halkias encouraged Barron and others to reach out to state Sen. Pat Browne and state Rep. Susan Wild.

“I think that would be the best route in my opinion,” he said.

Borough Manager Dan Stevens said the borough used grant money on a water main project on Shadow Oaks Lane, and is currently seeking a $1.5 million grant. The borough still needs to do stormwater work on that street, then repair the roadway. He said the community could send letters asking for that grant application to be awarded.

“We didn’t want to redo the roads up there and then have to tear them back up for the storm sewer easement,” he said.

Barron asked what the time frame is for the grant.

Justin Gross, the township’s engineering and an engineer with Lehigh Engineering, said they could hear as early as this month if they will receive it.