Edgewood residents and their problems caused by heavy summer rainfall returned to the city building for this month’s regular city council meeting.
Tom O’Connor wanted to know what had been done in the months since. He and several of his neighbors suffered water damage in their basements when water flowed that way or sewage rose up from below.
Mayor John Link said the city was to adopt a resolution supporting the residents who had suffered, which would be sent to Sanitation District 1.
“We’re asking SD-1 to fix your problem,” Councilman Jeff Schreiver clarified to O’Connor.
O’Connor said he appreciated the resolution.
City Administrator Brian Dehner asked O’Conner to recall what he had been told on the phone about a program offered by SD1 to help victims of damage. O’Connor said he would apply for the program.
Dehner said that a contract needs to come to the homes to assess the damage, come up with a plan to fix, and then estimate a cost. SD1 would then review an application to see if it qualifies for coverage of a third of the cost.
O’Connor said that previously, an insurance company representing SD1 had denied his and others’ claims, blaming the situation on capacity issues.
However, later, Dehner said they have reports that that rain incident might have dumped as much as five inches of rain in the city, and he doubted anyone could build a structure to accommodate that much rain.
He explained that the program divides any project SD1 approves into thirds, but SD1 caps its contribution at $10,000.
SD1 has $75,000 budgeted for the program for all of Northern Kentucky, Dehner said.
Mayor Link told O’Connor that the city doesn’t have money to support the program further.
Mayor Link also announced that the firehouse will host an open house on October 6, from 11 am to 2 pm.
Written by Patricia A. Scheyer, RCN contributor
