Last month, Harriet Fast Scott was on her way to the store when she noticed that every black and yellow caution marker on Georgetown Pike between Mackall Avenue and Douglas Drive was gone. For Scott, this was particularly irritating, as she has spent the last two years trying to get several missing markers re-erected along that stretch of road.
"Apparently the signs might have been removed to make mowing easier," said Scott. "But school is now out and the nice weather has more children on bikes, people with their dogs and joggers."
In August of 2004, Scott contacted Dranesville District Supervisor Joan DuBois' office about several caution markers that had been knocked down on Georgetown Pike. The markers had disappeared, and Scott wanted them replaced, as she saw their absence as a serious safety hazard.
"Despite promises that DuBois' office will monitor the progress and ensure care is taken with it, nothing was done," said Scott. "Now the situation is even worse than it was."
Scott said that the trail poses a huge threat to pedestrians because it is so close to Georgetown Pike, and there is no room for error.
"The high fence inches from the path leaves no room for the pedestrian to dodge should a car go over the line," said Scott.
She is also concerned after hearing from several neighbors that in the fall, children going to the Potomac School will have to catch a bus at the corner of Douglas Drive.
"I hope they have angels watching over them as they run the gauntlet along that stretch of road," said Scott.
Representatives from Dranesville District Supervisor Joan DuBois' office are looking into the matter. As of press time, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) did not return phone calls to The Connection.