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City declares local emergency after 18‑inch sewer line failure behind former Foodland; staff seek additional funds
Summary
The commission ratified an emergency declaration Aug. 28 after an 18‑inch clay sewer line failure near Paula Road and Thirteenth Street that also affected a storm sewer; staff said rapid response mitigated the problem and requested funding above the original purchase order.
The Ashland Board of City Commissioners ratified a local state of emergency Aug. 28 to address a failed 18‑inch sewer line near Paula Road and Thirteenth Street behind the former Foodland grocery store.
City staff described a joint failure of a clay sanitary line and an adjacent storm sewer that delivered a significant volume of water into a local pocket of dry soil. City…
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