Deteriorated streets often are a source of aggravation, but for some downtown business owners in Arkansas City, the alleyways that run behind their buildings are a greater concern.

Mylissa Call, owner of Mylissa’s Garden Antiques, said the alley behind her business has been a major aggravation.

She has owned the buildings at 307 and 309 S. Summit St., for 28 years and said the alley has been a problem for more than 15 of them.

Call said a deep sinkhole exists right behind her business. The city barricaded the alley several years ago, she said, but vehicles wanting access would move them and continue on, causing even more problems.

(Read more: The Arkansas City Traveler)