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Resident says construction runoff flooded neighbor’s yard; town staff says issue resolved and being monitored
Summary
At the Aug. 27 Kernersville Board of Aldermen meeting, resident Buddy Nelson told the board recent grading for a five‑story apartment on Pine Butte Street caused runoff that flooded his mother’s property. Town Manager Swisher said staff addressed the problem with the contractor and has been monitoring the site.
Buddy Nelson, a Kernersville resident, told the Board of Aldermen on Aug. 27 that grading related to a five‑story apartment building on Pine Butte Street left ‘‘a 4 foot hill’’ on his mother’s property and that runoff during heavy rains ‘‘flooded mama's house, yard, garage 3 or 4 times.’’
Town Manager Swisher said staff responded after the…
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