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Huddleston residents tell Bedford County contractors damaged septic lines, left homeowners with health citations
Summary
Melissa Veil, a Huddleston resident, told the Bedford County Board of Supervisors that a county broadband contractor dug on private roads without notice and damaged septic infrastructure, creating sinkholes and a health citation that forced her to stop operating an Airbnb.
Melissa Veil, a Huddleston resident, told the Bedford County Board of Supervisors on March 10 that a contractor working under the county’s broadband project dug on private roads without notifying homeowners, damaged septic infrastructure and created sinkholes that led to a health department citation preventing her from operating an Airbnb.
Veil said the contractor (identified in her remarks as “Bridal”) came onto private property about two years ago without notice. She said homeowners told the crew that properties used septic systems; the crew continued excavation and later Veil discovered visible sinkholes near her property. Veil said she received a health violation citing…
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