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Resident says broken Lebanon City water main flooded basement; asks city about reimbursement

Lebanon City Council · February 10, 2026
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A Lebanon resident described hours of basement flooding after a city water main broke; city crews later confirmed the main was repaired and staff were urged to clarify testing and reimbursement policies for homeowners, officials said.

John Reardon, a Lebanon resident, told the city council he spent more than 12 hours pumping water from his basement after a water main broke near his home early Friday.

"Our basement was flooding," Reardon said, describing that water began appearing in his driveway about 7 a.m. and that by 10:30 a.m. water was visibly coming up through a floor drain. He said a plumber and city crews…

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