Veteran Decorates Neighborhood Sinkhole While Awaiting Repairs

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Michigan resident Breck Crandell began seasonally decorating a sinkhole in his neighborhood while waiting for city officials to fix the issue

The Navy veteran says the local sinkholes are a safety hazard, but his creativity around a temporary fix has made neighbors smile

"Watching the kids go through the neighborhood with their parents and cars would stop and take pictures – it just made me happy to see that other people were enjoying it," he tells PEOPLE

A Michigan veteran has found a way of turning a lingering neighborhood issue into something the whole town can enjoy.

Breck Crandell lives in Ypsilanti, where he said there are a handful of sinkholes in the neighborhood, including one right outside his driveway. It first appeared around 2017, got filled in, then reappear