Tony Dalton was unaware of the trauma he was about to face when he purchased his first house in April.
Dalton claimed that employees of Webbs Excavation unintentionally severed his sewage pipe in June. The company was recently engaged by the Kenton County School District to construct a new parking lot for Hinsdale Elementary.
The parking lot will be located just next to Dalton’s residence.
“I have nothing to do with sanitation anymore,” Dalton declared.
Dalton said he wasn t too worried about it initially, because he thought it would be an easy fix. He said the home he bought was built about 25 years ago, and the line has always been there.
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Dalton, however, said he was informed that his sewage connection did not have a valid easement. This indicates that his line crossing onto the nearby property—where the parking lot would shortly be located—was not agreed upon.
Dalton must now resolve the problem by himself.
Dalton stated, “I think it’s unfair and unethical as well.”
According to Dalton, the line has been capped even though the district decided to postpone doing so for a few weeks. He claimed that because the water had nowhere to go, he is unable to use any running water in his home.
Sanitation District No. 1 is in charge of Kenton County’s sewage pipes (SD1). Although he said that they are hundreds of feet away, Dalton claimed that SD1 offered him options for re-connecting to other sewage lines.
According to an estimate he recently received, connecting to a new line may cost up to $35,000.
“I’m going to have to pay that bill, which will cost tens of thousands of dollars,” Dalton stated.
LINK’s media partner, WCPO, had a phone conversation with Jeremy Deters, the lawyer for the school system. Although they sympathize with Dalton’s predicament, he stated that since there was no official easement, they cannot be held accountable for what transpired.
The proprietor of Webbs Excavation, with whom WCPO also spoke, informed me that he had nothing to say.
It’s been annoying, but initially I thought that others would take responsibility, cooperate with me, and help us figure out a solution, but Dalton claimed that I’ve been kept in the dark.
To find out more about this instance, WCPO contacted SD1. They were informed that the department’s spokesperson was not in the office but would give them an update in the days ahead.
Dalton stated that while he doesn’t blame any one party, he believes he shouldn’t be held responsible for an issue that wasn’t his fault.
“I’m hoping someone will come forward, get in touch with me, and we can work on a mutually agreeable, civil solution,” Dalton added.
This story originally appeared at WCPO.com.
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