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Resident tells committee mud and plugged catch basins flooded his storefront; committee to draft letter asking county, municipalities for more cleaning
Summary
At a Franklin City Waste Management Monitoring Committee meeting, resident TJ Stroking described repeated flooding and plugged catch basins he blames for mud and debris. Committee members agreed to draft a letter requesting more frequent street and ditch cleaning from county and municipal authorities.
TJ Stroking, a resident who addressed the Waste Management Monitoring Committee, said overflowing catch basins and mud from landfill truck traffic flooded his storefront basement "3 and a half feet of water." He told the committee he has contacted the DNR, the city and the county and that he still has a plugged pipe and persistent mud on nearby roads.
"The mud. The mud. I got an area in the back of my house that I've been trying to get cleaned out for the last 10 years," Stroking said during the public-comment period, describing repeated clean-up efforts he said cost him money.
Committee members heard details about blocked catch basins and local drainage features, including a pipe the resident said was hooked into…
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