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Newton resident asks county to inspect Walton Township sinkhole that he says is damaging family property
Summary
During public comment on Aug. 5, Newton resident Tom Callen asked the Harvey County Commission to view a sinkhole on Osage Road in Walton Township, saying drivers are detouring through his family's field and causing damage. Commissioners discussed township responsibility for roads and said they would revisit the site.
Tom Callen, a Newton resident, told the Harvey County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 5 that a sinkhole on Osage Road in Walton Township has prompted drivers to detour across his family's land and is causing property damage. He asked the commissioners to visit the site so they could see the problem in person.
Callen said the hole appeared within the last three months and that human activity since then has increased the damage to his property. "I'm trying to protect my family's property," he told the commissioners. "I would really like . . . for you guys to all three of you to go look at it." He also said an Internet company had buried cable through the hole and that he had discussed the…
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