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Gastonia resident tells council water‑main work damaged her home; seeks reversal of city liability finding
Summary
Reverend Dr. Doris Sanders told the Gastonia City Council in public expression that city water‑main work on Oct. 18, 2024, caused her home to flood, that a city liability claim was denied as not negligent, and that she seeks timely resolution and reimbursement for roughly $45,000 in expenses and displacement.
Reverend Doctor Doris Sanders told the Gastonia City Council she and her family suffered extensive water damage after city water‑main repair work, and she asked the council to reverse a finding that the city was not negligent on her liability claim.
Sanders said the city performed repairs on an unidentified water main on Oct. 18, 2024, and that she discovered water under her ground‑level floors on Nov. 4, 2024, after returning from…
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