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Resident says sewer backup ruined her home; village and contractor dispute responsibility
Summary
A Tinley Park resident told the board her house suffered nearly $100,000 in damage from a sewer backup tied to recent resurfacing work; the resident says village-contracted crews caused the damage and demands resolution, while Davis Concrete representatives denied contractor negligence at a public meeting.
A Tinley Park homeowner told the Village Board on Feb. 4 that a sewer backup tied to recent street work caused nearly $100,000 in damage to her house and that she has received no satisfactory resolution after more than 134 days.
The resident, identified in the public-record portion of the meeting as Joy (surname recorded variably in the transcript), said she has documented the damage in a binder and has repeatedly sought village assistance. She said she filed claims with the contractors and submitted multiple FOIA requests to obtain communications and inspection records. She told the board she and her family have exhausted savings and…
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