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 health and property impacts for elderly residents. She cited the Wilson County Road Commission's own rights-of-way rules and cited Tennessee Code 28's statute of limitations as limiting legal remedies for work done in 20072008.

During public comment Tuttle described photos she brought to show the pool, field, road barrier and where she says water collects and crosses Glable Road. She said flags placed by 811 led her to believe crews planned to excavate and "replace it, whatever at that point in time." She suggested using rock-cutting equipment or renting a rock saw to avoid opening the pipe and asked the commission to "have it reconsidered from taking this pipe out." She also said county crews previously created a ditch that helped flow water to a creek and keep it off yards.

Commission members and staff asked questions but did not record a formal order at the meeting. One commission member responded during the exchange that they were not aware of recent driveway work and another member asked whether a permit had been filed for any right-of-way work; that permit requirement was cited by Tuttle when she quoted the road commission's rights-of-way regulations, which she said require a permit specifying date, time, location, company and estimated work period. Tuttle also said she believed the road division was scheduled to come out the following week to replace or clean the pipe, but when she asked for confirmation a commission member replied, "No. I'm not sure."

Tuttle raised additional context: she said the property owner across the road had for-sale signs, that claims a neighbor made about crops were inaccurate ("He has never had a crop. It's Grass. Just grass."), and that water from the neighbor's field had caused traffic closures.

No formal vote or directive was recorded in the meeting minutes on the specific right-of-way work during public comment. The commission moved on after closing public comment and beginning the superintendent's report.

Ending: Tuttle asked the commission to "do something to correct this in the right way, not to put it on an individual," and handed the commission photographs and documents she said supported her account.