Man plants tree in deep pothole to spur action from city

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(UPI) – A Virginia man successfully pressured local officials to fill in a large pothole after more than a year by planting a tree in the hole – twice.

Josh Anderson of Hopewell said he and his neighbors were becoming increasingly frustrated with the city's failure to address a gaping pothole at the intersection of South 19th Avenue and Richmond Street.

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"It was about a foot deep. It was maybe about that deep. If you hit it at a good speed, it would mess your car up," Anderson told WTVR-TV.

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