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Residents press Struthers council for faster sanitary-sewer fixes after repeated basement flooding
Summary
Multiple homeowners reported repeated basement flooding on April 20 and urged the council to speed implementation of multi-phase stormwater and wastewater studies; city staff said modeling and funding constraints limit how quickly work can proceed.
Residents from Fifth Street and nearby blocks told Struthers City Council on April 20 that repeated sanitary-sewer backups have flooded basements, and they urged the city to move more quickly from study to construction.
"On April 5, I was flooded again. This makes over a dozen times," resident Andrew Young said, describing recurring sewage in his basement. Young said he uses a two-inch hose to divert sanitary backflow into his sump pump during storms and told the council he measured "10 gallons of water a minute" running into his basement during one event; he added that the…
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