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Residents complain about weekend water-main break and flooding; city says repair complete, cleanup continues
Summary
A Saturday water-main break flooded a block near Rutland and Opelika Boulevard, residents said; the public-works director said crews and divers completed the repair but restoration and cleanup continued and staff will follow up with additional resident notifications and hotline routing.
A Saturday water-main break left a Rutland Street block flooded over a long weekend and prompted public complaints at the March 26 commission meeting. Naomi Bridal, a resident who spoke in citizens forum, described multiple calls to hotlines with no timely response and said she had to wear boots to get from her home because the block remained flooded.
"I literally had to wear boots to get at my house to get into my car to get here tonight," Bridal said, telling the commission that residents, including elderly…
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