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Dearborn public works says Cherry Hill sinkhole repair will be finished before winter; resident says house still shakes
Summary
A Dearborn resident told the City Council her house shakes when heavy vehicles pass over a patched sinkhole; Public Works Director Tim Hawkins said underground work was completed in April and surface repairs are scheduled under current contracts and should be finished before the close of the season.
Council President Joseph Cerini and the Dearborn City Council heard on Sept. 9 from a homeowner who said a sinkhole repaired beneath her street in April still lacks a finished surface and is causing repeated shaking in her house. Kathleen Harrison of 22530 Cherry Hill told the council that a sinkhole near her curb was first noticed Jan. 31, that her husband later fell through the opening and that city crews repaired the underground utilities on April 28.
"Every time a truck or trailer goes over it ... our whole house shakes," Harrison said during the public-comment portion of the meeting. She and neighbors say drivers now…
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