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Resident alleges city withheld information about derelict reservoir and settlement; city did not respond during comments
Summary
At the March 19 work session, resident Ron Tramlitz alleged the city’s 2,000,000-gallon reservoir leaked and that a settlement agreement released the city from liability; he accused consultants and city counsel of withholding evidence. The claims were presented during public comment and were not debated by council during the work session.
St. Helens — Resident Ron Tramlitz used the March 19 St. Helens City Council work session public comment period to allege longstanding failures and a settlement relating to a 2,000,000-gallon city reservoir, and he accused the city and outside consultants of withholding information.
Tramlitz said the reservoir rehabilitation was engineered using historical drawings and that no interior access or concrete testing was performed. He alleged the reservoir was leaking "74,000 gallons a day" and that concrete delamination was present as early as February 2016; he cited concrete core samples taken May…
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