Village Sewer Cleaning on April 1st No Joke for Some Residents
By DARLA M. YOUNGS
COOPERSTOWN
Following an April 1 posting on the Facebook group Celebrate Cooperstown, in which Village of Cooperstown officials announced sewer cleaning to take place that day on Leatherstocking, Pine, Grove, and Maple streets, several Cooperstown residents reported damage to their homes on Facebook as a result of the operation. They also criticized village officials for their means of notification.
Karen Crissman, who said she had not been properly notified in advance, posted, “The sewer blew up in my lower bathroom. Five [feet] high, even on the ceiling!”
Shelby Heller posted, “I found a letter turned upside down under my porch chair six [hours] later.”
The notice from Kenyon Pipeline Inspection LLC advised property owners that the cleaning was in preparation for sewer rehabilitation and to “keep all toilet lids closed when our crew is working on your street.”
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