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Morgantown‑area manufacturer urges Monongalia County to resolve persistent backyard flooding after permit rescinded
Summary
A Del lslow metal roofing manufacturer told the Monongalia County Commission his floodplain permit was rescinded after a neighbor complaint, leaving backyards and basements flooded for roughly two years and limiting his business operations; commissioners said the matter involves the county floodplain coordinator and promised follow‑up.
Chad Matheny, who said he operates a metal roofing manufacturing business at 3488 Earl Elcore Road in Dellslow, told the Monongalia County Commission that a floodplain permit he received to raise land behind two houses was rescinded after a neighbor complaint, leaving the yards and basements of those residences flooded for about two years and creating safety and business‑operation problems.
Matheny said he hauled multiple truckloads of fill into the backyards to raise the grade so stormwater would drain toward Route 7, but the county rescinded his permit after a complaint and he has been unable to complete the work or obtain further guidance from the floodplain coordinator. "It's been at a standstill…
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