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Harrison County supervisors decline claim after fire truck collapses septic tank
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to deny a resident’s claim for $1,200 in septic‑tank repairs after a county fire truck backed into a yard and collapsed an old tank lid. County attorneys said state tort‑claim limits prevent payment absent a finding of ‘reckless disregard.’
Harrison County supervisors voted to deny a claim for $1,200 from a resident who said a county fire truck damaged her septic tank while first responders accessed her property.
The denial came after Kathleen Shaffer described to the board how a fire truck backed onto a yard, broke the septic lid and the truck fell into the tank. Shaffer said the home has an older, approved septic system and that the…
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