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Residents tell Wilson County Road Commission ditch, pipe work is flooding yards and causing mold
Summary
At the June 5 Wilson County Road Commission meeting, resident Patricia Tuttle urged the commission to reconsider plans to open or replace a pipe on a neighboring property, saying past changes caused flooding and mold under her house and that the county—s right-of-way rules and state limits of action affect possible remedies.
At the Wilson County Road Commission meeting on June 5, resident Patricia Tuttle said recent markings by 811 showed crews preparing to dig up a pipe on a neighboring property and asked the commission to stop plans that she said would send water onto her yard and her neighbors— property.
Tuttle said the pipe had previously been capped and a ditch created, which stopped recurring standing water that had caused mold under her house. "We had mold issues underneath the house because water was getting underneath the house. We have had 0 problems with mold underneath the house since then," she said.
Why it matters: Tuttle told commissioners the change would move water onto a narrow area of properties and could create…
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