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See, Click, Fix: Overgrown lot no longer a problem for drivers

It's an issue that got quite a few clicks on our See, Click, Fix page in the last few weeks....all because of an overgrown property that's obstructing the view for drivers. It's so bad, Roy Y. wrote us saying, "Recipe for a dangerous wreck...no one stepping up to clean it up." That's all changing, now that WBTV's Christine Nelson is getting involved. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Downed utility pole

A viewer has written See Click Fix about an interesting problem in his yard...a downed utility pole.  He says he's asked to have it removed but no one's done anything about it. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Neighborhood no longer in the dark

Our next issue is leaving some Charlotte residents in the dark but it's not by choice. A street light in their neighborhood that has been fixed before, needs to be fixed again. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Missing street sign replaced

For the longest time, there was no street sign for Lawndale Road and Poindexter Drive in south Charlotte.  It appeared there used to be a sign on a utility pole because there was a post above the stop sign.  More>>

See, Click, Fix: Beware of gaping hole in sidewalk

From a distance all is well on S. Mint Street and Penman Street. It's until you walk right up to the northwest corner that you see the gaping problem. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Grass and weeds obstructing view

Tall grass and weeds are a no-no in Charlotte.  There's an ordinance that regulates how high grass and weeds are allowed to grow before property owners have to cut it. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Underground leak in road gets capped

A wet patch hasn't gone away at Sharon Amity Road in front of Sharon Seventh Day Adventist Church in Charlotte. There is not a drop of rain in the sky, yet this leak has still been part of the landscape. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Sidewalk in need of repair?

You know that old saying about "step on a crack and you'll break your mother's back!"?  If that were true, there's a section of sidewalk in one Charlotte area that would certainly give mom the mother of all backaches! More>>

See, Click, Fix: Missing street sign

It can be tough to find your way around Charlotte.  And even if you have a GPS it still helps if there are street signs posted. That isn't the case in this See, Click, Fix story. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Kudzu a growing problem

Some people call KUDZU the unofficial state plant of North Carolina. There's certainly plenty of it around here and that's the problem as far as one viewer is concerned. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Tree gets removed for Rock Hill viewer

WBTV's Christine Nelson reports a viewer posted their problem along with a picture on our See, Click, Fix page...and their problem has been resolved. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Traffic problems resolved

A traffic problem along a major road in Gaston County is fixed this morning following our See, Click, Fix investigation.  However, it took a little longer to get it resolved than we first expected. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Home left boarded up after a year

We've done stories on some abandoned homes already and got Charlotte Code Enforcement to investigate. The one we're talking about this week, really has a homeowner concerned about his property value. Carl writes on our see, click, fix page, "Doesn't the owner have to fix the house to make it available for someone to even consider renting or buying?" More>>

See, Click, Fix: Busy Harris Blvd stretch getting striped

Today's see, click, fix is about a problem that you can't see. It's lane markings. They're missing from the WT Harris boulevard bridge over Interstate 77. See, Click, Fix viewer Paula wrote in to us about it saying in part, "there are no dividing stripes for the lanes in either direction... It's extremely dangerous at night". WBTV's Christine Nelson investigated the problem and found out this problem will be getting fixed sooner than later. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Long process of adding bike lanes to roads

Bob from Fort Mill wrote in to see, click, fix about a problem getting safely to work on his bicycle. The area he travels is Gold Hill road. He writes "There are several cyclist who bike to work daily on this route, but risk their lives on these roads." WBTV's Christine Nelson went to Fort Mill to investigate and found out adding those bike lanes is not as swift a ride as people might think. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Ratty-looking shrubs getting cut

Who wants to pull up to their home with ratty looking shrubs?? That's what one Charlotte homeowner says she's been dealing with... and has been getting "no help" from the homeowner's association.  But that all changed once See, Click, Fix stepped in.  WBTV's Christine Nelson investigates. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Potholes on Rock Hill Road

Betty from Rock Hill wrote in to See, Click, Fix about a problem that goes bump in the day and night. Potholes. And there's a pretty bad stretch of them on Springdale Road. She writes "We who travel it could keep car garages and tire companies in business for years to come". So what will it take to get this problem fixed? WBTV's Christine Nelson headed south to Rock Hill to investigate. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Citations against abandoned home

See, Click, Fix is staying on top of a story we brought you last week. After our probe into an abandoned house you told us about, it's now under investigation by Charlotte code enforcement.  WBTV's Christine Nelson has the results of their findings so far. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Taking on two viewer issues

We're looking further into two viewers' problems, issues they submitted on our See, Click, Fix page at wbtv.com. One involves an abandoned house that's become a major eyesore. The other, a highly-traveled intersection that one viewer asked are drivers breaking the law there.  WBTV's Christine Nelson reports. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Pothole complaints on North Tryon

It's easy to see that potholes remain a big issue for you on See, Click, Fix. It continues to be the No. 1 problem we're hearing about on wbtv.com. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Missing signs replaced...almost

See, Click, Fix is getting a viewer problem fixed, but only to run into another problem. This is an update to a story we first told you about last week, one we thought was getting fixed right away.  But there's been a bit of an unexpected hitch. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Brush Overgrowth Cleared By DOT Crews

This intersection in question is Arrowood Road and Arrowridge Boulevard in Charlotte.  It's a spot where if you're trying to turn left, instead of seeing the oncoming traffic, you get an eyeful of this overgrowth of shrubs and weeds. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Missing Street Signs

How do you get somewhere if you can't find the place?  That's a question a viewer brought up on See, Click, Fix, saying there's no street sign for the street where she lives. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Crosswalks

Cross any road or highway and it's nice to have the convenience of a crosswalk.  Some residents this morning are balking at the fact that a busy intersection in Matthews is lacking just that. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Updating dangerous left turn

It's been several weeks now since the Department of Transportation told us it would take care of a problem along highway 321 in Gaston County that we first brought you in our See, Click, Fix feature and we wanted to check back to see how things were going. More>>

See, Click, Fix: abandoned parking lot, broken warning lights

It's a See, Click, Fix Q&A this week.  We often get questions from you asking about certain issues or services in your neighborhood.  And this week WBTV's Christine Nelson is finding answers to some of the questions you've posed to us.  One has to do with an abandoned parking lot where a department store once stood.  The other a caution light that's no longer helping drivers heed the warning about a sharp curve. More>>

See, Click, Fix : Parking problems fixed

See, Click, Fix: Potholes Getting Fixed

It is by far the biggest complaint we're seeing since we launched See, Click, Fix in February... Potholes!  If you commute day to day to work or school chances are you've had to dodge one (or two or three) on your way in.  WBTV's Christine Nelson is looking into the progress crews have made getting the ones you told us about fixed. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Overgrown Grass Gets Cut!

It's the time of year when the grass is growing, but when it gets overgrown that's when there's an issue.  That's the nature of the complaint we received online at the See, Click, Fix page on wbtv.com.  WBTV's Christine Nelson has the result of our investigation.

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See, Click, Fix: Handling the Fork in the Road

What do you do when you come to a fork in the road?  It all depends, which is why some viewers wrote to See, Click, Fix about a road near Carolinas Medical Center. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Lights on again in part of University City Blvd

This week's problem is the lack of working streets lights on certain parts of University.  You asked us to investigate. We did, two months ago, with the promise that those lights would be fixed and working.  At last check they still weren't and you deserve to know why.  More>>

See, Click, Fix: Traffic Island Problems

A traffic problem in Gastonia is going to be fixed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation

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See, Click, Fix: Neighborhood Street Lights Working Again

We're getting issues solved in your neighborhood through See, Click, Fix. This week a Charlotte neighborhood's effort to get some the lights on in their neighborhood at night was falling on deaf ears! WBTV's Christine Nelson has more on the help residents got to make it happen. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Targeting Speeders

As you drive down the road do you ever get the feeling you're the only one doing the speed limit and everyone else is passing you by?  That's exactly how one viewer feels.  He thinks it's dangerous, so he brought the issue to out attention at See, Click, Fix on WBTV.com. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Illegal Dump Gets Cleaned Up

This morning we're hearing from a viewer who says their Charlotte neighborhood is not a dump!  But illegal dumping has become a recurring problem there and they contacted See, Click, Fix for help. WBTV's Christine Nelson is on your side getting some answers to get this mess cleaned up! More>>

See, Click, Fix: Missing Street Signs

See, Click, Fix learns a missing street sign on a Charlotte street is causing confusion for many drivers.  More>>

See, Click, Fix: Mystery Smell Gets Resolved

Last week we told you about a mysterious odor coming from a spot near West Tyvola and Billy Graham Parkway in Charlotte.  We had to contact two different agencies who, in the last week, worked to get us some answers.  Now WBTV's Christine Nelson can officially answer the question: What is that smell?? More>>

See, Click, Fix: What's that Smell??

Today's See, Click, Fix...is a real stinker.  When you get to West Tyvola at the ramp to Billy Graham Pkwy in Charlotte.  It's not always a breath of fresh air.  WBTV's Christine Nelson was contacted to help answer the burning question: What is that smell? More>>

See, Click, Fix: Help Get Your Neighborhood Cleaned Up

In this week's See Click Fix report, someone is asking for help getting their Charlotte neighborhood tidy.  WBTV's Christine Nelson has important information on what you can do to get help now. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Waterlogged Yard From Pipe Leak Needs Repair

We have this neat feature on our See, Click, Fix page at wbtv.com.  Not only can you give us a description of any problem in your neighborhood, but you can also upload photos of what your issue might be. That's exactly what a viewer did, showing us a waterlogged front yard. WBTV's Christine Nelson met the Charlotte homeowner who needed some help drying out. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Rock Hill Road A Possible Hazard?

A road in Rock Hill is causing too big a splash for drivers.  So we were contacted through See, Click, Fix at wbtv.com for help.  It's a section of road where enough water has leaked that when it freezes it becomes a driving hazard.  WBTV's Christine Nelson set out to see if there was a bigger problem... Or just water under the bridge. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Dodging pedestrians on University City Blvd.

This week on See, Click, Fix we're targeting University City Blvd. When you drive on that stretch right outside UNC Charlotte, you have to watch out for pedestrians who aren't using the crosswalk to cross the highway. More>>

See, Click, Fix: Neighbors upset with speeders

This week a resident wrote in saying they're tired of the speeding cars tearing through their Charlotte neighborhood.  So WBTV's Christine Nelson is putting the brakes on what could be a dangerous problem, if something's not done quickly. More>>