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Resident raises water‑damage, past settlement and hiring concerns during Eastchester public comment
Summary
Joseph San Maria, an Eastchester resident, told the board his Water Street home has sustained about $12,000 in basement damage he attributes to 'free dirt' placed in 2007 and said he believes a past $600,000 settlement linked to the issue was not shown in the district budget.
Joseph San Maria, an Eastchester resident, used the public comment period to raise two concerns: ongoing water damage he says began after “free dirt” was placed in 2007, and questions about the district’s handling of an athletic‑director appointment.
“I own a home on Water Street that's water in my basement that was from free dirt back in 02/2007 that's led to $12,000 worth of damages,” San Maria said, describing meetings with the district and correspondence with outside counsel. He told the board there was previously a lawsuit he referred to as the “Dirt Man” lawsuit and said a $600,000 agreement had been paid to the…
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