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Resident tells Harris County commissioners backyard contaminated by surfacing sewage, says DOJ reviewing evidence
Summary
At the April 21 meeting a Fortson resident, Victoria Card, alleged her new home sits on a failing foundation and her backyard is "contaminated by surfacing sewage," said she submitted evidence to federal oversight and received confirmation the DOJ is reviewing her materials; no county rebuttal was recorded in the hearing.
Victoria Card of Fortson told the Harris County Board of Commissioners on April 21 that her 2022 home was permitted on a "catastrophic foundation" and that raw sewage now surfaces in her backyard. "My backyard is now off limits, contaminated by surfacing sewage," Card said during the public-comment period.
Card said she first presented the matter to the board on Feb. 17 and later submitted documentation to federal oversight authorities. She told the board she "received confirmation that the DOJ is actively…
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