Dedham, Massachusetts is a typical upper middle class bedroom community located just west of Boston. It's the hometown of the fictional character Alan Shore (played by James Spader) of The Practice and Boston Legal.

Here's the problem. The side roads of Dedham are completely screwed up! I don't know why and would really like to know what the issue behind this problem is. The roads are usually in poor condition. Some look like they have never even been paved, some are craggy, some have huge potholes, some have poor drainage and develop large puddles during moderate to heavy rainfall, most don't have any sidewalks and some are graded poorly. Another issue is signage; some streets are poorly marked.

I guess that I haven't experienced this issue while traveling through similar towns throughout Massachusetts. Is this a town issue, a county issue, a state issue or a federal issue? I just don't know. What I do know is that the poor condition of the roads are negatively affecting home values in Dedham.

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