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Lake County residents say repeated sewage flooding; commissioners pledge study, town hall and funding options
Summary
Residents of the Pines development told Lake County commissioners they have been flooded with sewage twice in six months and seek accountability; county officials said studies are under way, promised a town hall in April or May and discussed potential low‑interest loan support for repairs.
Corine Tansky, a resident of the Pines development, told Lake County commissioners at a workshop that homes in her neighborhood were flooded with sewage again in less than six months and that homeowners are being told the repairs are their financial responsibility. "We're being told different people who's responsible and who's whose issue it is," Tansky said, adding that between 30 and 40 homeowners are seeking outside counsel and public records to determine accountability.
A county commissioner responding at the meeting said the county's preliminary view is that stormwater is overflowing into the smaller sanitary system during heavy rains, which can overwhelm sewer lines. "If there's something wrong with the sanitary system that the county is responsible for, I can promise…
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