IF YOU ASK 12-YEAR OLD MONTESCOTT... THE POTHOLES ON HISSTREET IN MUSKEGONHEIGHTS... ARE OUT OF CONTROL.SO MUCH SO - THAT HE'S NOTWAITING ON CITY LEADERS TO FIXTHE PROBLEM.HE'S TAKING CARE OF THE ISSUEHIMSELF... WITH A SHOVEL ANDSOME DIRT.JULIE DUNMIRE HAS HIS STORY...IN TONIGHT'S YES REPORT.FOUR YEARS SEPARATE TWELVE YEAROLD MONTESCOTT FROM A DRIVERS LICENSE.BUT IN MICHIGAN YOU DONT NEED TOBE DRIVING AGE TOBE FED UPFIFTY POT HOLES FROM DOWN THERETO RIGHT HERE AND THEY DIDNTEVEN FILLTHEM ALL UP, YOU CAN SEE THEMLOOK,WITH POTHOLES.MONTE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO WASTEI WORK PRETTY HARD AND I ENJOYDOING WHAT I DO AND I THINK HESEES THAT AND IT RUBS OFF ONHIM.WHEN HIS MOMS TIRE FELL VICTIMTO THIS CRATER ATTHE END OF HIS STREET INMUSKEGON HEIGHTS.I JUST TOOK ACTION.FIXING HIS ROAD HIMSELFHE SAW A PROBLEM, AND FIGURED HECOULD FIX IT BY FILLING IN THEPOTHOLES WITH THE DIRT,A CREW CAME THROUGH AND FINISHEDTHE JOBMONTE STARTEDITS JUST A BAND AIDE, IT DOESN'TSTAY LONG,TOPPING OFF MOST OF THE POTHOLESIT USED TO BE A GOOD STREET,BUT WITH THIS MANYTHEY DIDN'T FILL THAT ONE THATONE THAT ONE AND THAT ONE,HE SAYS YOU CANT FIX THE PROBLEMFILLINGTHEY NEED TO TEAR THE WHOLESTREET UP AND USE CONCRETE, ITMIGHT COST MORE BUT ITLL LASTLONGER,MONTE HOPES WHATEVER THESOLUTION.I DONT THINK ITS GOING TO BETHAT EASY TO DO.IT HAPPENS SOONER THAN HIS 16THBIRTHDAY.WHEN GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMERHEARD MONTE'S STORY... SHEWANTEDTO MEET HIM.SHE PLANS ON D