Commissioner warns Health Department apron may be causing basement flooding
Jun 16, 2025
Commissioner Ed Duskie told colleagues he inspected the concrete apron around the Jewell County Health Department and said improper slope is causing water to run back toward the basement; no engineering assessment or corrective action was recorded.
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Commissioner Ed Duskie reported that he inspected the concrete apron around the county Health Department and said the apron does not appear to be sloped properly, which he asserted is directing water toward the building's basement. "I don't think it is sloped and that's what is causing the water to run back to the basement," Duskie said during the June 16 meeting.
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