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Richmond resident tells council sewage backups, mold and Main Street blight need action
Summary
Resident and business owner John O'Hara told the council sewage from a Maine Street project backed up into his home, left basement mold that worsens his son's asthma, and urged the city to address an abandoned Main Street building he called an eyesore.
John O'Hara, a Richmond resident and business owner at 68721 South Main, told the City Council on Nov. 10 that sewage from a Maine Street project backed up into his home and has left mold in his basement, raising health concerns for his 8‑year‑old son who has asthma.
"We've had sewage, back up into our house," O'Hara said during the public comment period. "There's also mold in the basement now from that sewage." He said contractors and city staff had promised to clean the problem but, in his account, the cleanup did not occur and his family has handled…
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