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Acorn Village residents demand review, ask county for halt after Kings Court grading linked to weekend flooding
Summary
Acorn Village homeowners told the Monongalia County Commission on June 18 that grading and earthmoving at the Kings Court development preceded a Sunday flooding event that damaged properties in their neighborhood and asked whether the county can pause construction while plans and permits are re-reviewed.
Acorn Village homeowners told the Monongalia County Commission on June 18 that grading and earthmoving at the Kings Court development preceded a flooding event on Sunday that damaged properties in their neighborhood and that the developer proceeded ahead of installed stormwater controls.
Residents said the developer’s work diverged from plans they believed had been approved, and they asked the commission whether it can temporarily halt construction while the plans and permits are re-reviewed.
The concerns matter because residents say the work allowed extensive alteration of the site before the stormwater management system was in place, producing runoff that flooded yards and homes. Lou Anne Hendershot, speaking for multiple homeowners, said the grubbing and grading permit allowed “extensive alteration before the installation of the storm water management system…
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