Resident reports Thanksgiving sewer backup, asks Tinley Park for reimbursement

During public comment at the Dec. 2 Village Board meeting, resident Diane Fulmini of 17224 Inverness Drive said her home experienced a sewer backup on Thanksgiving that she and her plumber determined originated from a blocked village main. Fulmini said the plumber’s camera found the village main full and that public works staff told her the cause was a grease block at the north end of her block.

Fulmini said she paid $200 for a plumber to inspect the problem and asked the village to reimburse that cost. She said she had spoken with a village staffer named Eileen and was not satisfied by the level of follow-up and that she never received a promised call from a foreman. Fulmini asked the board for a response and for reimbursement of the plumber’s fee.

Public works staff present requested Fulmini’s contact information so staff could follow up and examine the main. Colby, identified in the meeting as the assistant public works director, said he would follow up once he had her details. The clerk and staff asked Fulmini to submit her information at the meeting so public works could investigate the reported grease block and backup.

The board did not take any formal action during the meeting; staff said they would investigate and follow up with the resident.