A 12-year-old boy in Muskegon Heights, Mich., has gone viral after video captured him addressing his city's rampant pothole problem all by himself.

Monte Scott told local news station WZZM-TV that he has filled 15 potholes after his mother's and grandma's cars were damaged driving on the roads and had to be repaired.



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“I didn't want people messing up their cars like my mom did,” Scott said. “If somebody were to drive down the street and hit a pothole, and then would have to pay like $600-700 to get their car fixed, they would be mad."A Facebook video that has since garnered more than 58,000 views shows Scott carrying a shovel and trash can full of dirt, temporarily filling the potholes. In the video, passersby can be heard praising him for the work.

"You're gonna be something too, you're a hard worker," a man is heard saying to Scott.

Trinell Scott, Scott's mother, told WZZM-TV that her son did not tell anyone he was planning to fix the potholes and she only found out about it when someone first sent her the video. She said her son wants to fill all the potholes near the family's home.



Muskegon Heights Mayor Kimberley Sims told the Detroit Free Press that she was moved by the video, but called it unfortunate that "the problem is so bad that he feels he has to do that."

Sims said potholes are a "constant issue" in the area and the city has small crews working to address them after a particularly harsh winter.

"I commend the young man's efforts. He's 12, he should be getting ready for school the next day, or playing video games," she said.

She also said Muskegon Heights is a depressed community and hopes future revenue sharing in the state could help small communities like hers get additional support to improve issues like roads.