Septic line bursts at Lebanon fireplace home, resulting in debate over repairs

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THE TOWN LEBANON IS DEALING WITH A MESSY SITUATION – THE FIRE STATION’S SEPTIC LINE RUPTURED A WEEK AND A HALF AGO – AND NOW THE FIGHT OVER HOW BEST TO REPAIR IT IS DIVIDING THE TOWN…. JIM KEITHLEY SHOWS US WHAT HAPPENED. “WE’RE IN THE HALLWAY OF THE FIREHOUSE TWO THURSDAY’S AGO, ONE FIREFIGHTER WAS USING THE BATHROOM ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER JUST BACK FROM A CALL WAS TAKING A SHOWER.” “DOWN IN THROUGH HERE AND YOU CAN SEE THEY’RE DOING THE WHOLE KITCHEN FLOOR WE DID HAVE BACK UP INTO THE WHOLE KITCHEN AREA.” THE MAIN SEPTIC LINE RUPTURED AT THE BACK OF THE BUILDING SENDING RAW SEWAGE AND WATER THROUGH THE MOST OF THE LIVING QUARTERS OF THE LEBANON FIRE STATION.. “I WAS SINGING A LITTLE BIT, I WAS.” RIVALING ANY HORROR MOVIE HE’S SEEN, 21- YEAR-OLD FIREFIGHTER ALEX MORRIS RECREATES THE SHOWER SCENE HE FOUND HIMSELF IN THE NIGHT THE SEWER PIPE BURST. “TRYING TO JUST TAKE A SHOWER AND THEN HAVING YOUR FEET COVERED IN SEPTIC WATER – REALLY UNPLEASANT – DEFINITELY NOT A GOOD WAY TO END THE SHIFT SO I WAS PRETTY DISGUSTED WHEN IT FINALLY CLICKED IN.” THE RAW SEWAGE WATER WAS EVEN COMING UP THROUGH THE CRACKS IN THE FLOOR. SERVE PRO WAS THERE TODAY. “WE’VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE COST FROM TWO DIFFERENT PLUMBING COMPANIES IT’S GOING TO BE WELL OVER $100,000.” CHIEF KURT FLYNN SAYS THE RUPTURE CAME JUST TWO DAYS AFTER THE TOWN VOTED DOWN ANY PROSPECTS OF A FUNDING A NEW FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CHIEF SAYS SOME IN TOWN HAVE EVEN ACCUSED HIM AND HIS STAFF OF SABOTAGING THE SEPTIC SYSTEM BECAUSE OF THE NO VOTE. “THAT’S ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. WE WOULD NEVER, EVER DO THAT, EVER. WE’RE HERE TO PROTECT THE TOWN.” MIKE WALSWORTH IS ON THE TOWN’S SELECT BOARD. HE SAYS LEBANON IS A COMMUNITY WHERE TAXPAYERS HOLD A HARD LINE WHEN IT COMES TO SPENDING. IT’S A TOWN THAT VOTED TO GET RID OF ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT – THE FIRE CHIEF WONDERS IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS NEXT. “YOU START TALKING ABOUT MONEY AND HOW THAT EFFECTS YOUR WALLET AND PEOPLE REACT DIFFERENTLY AT THAT POINT.” “FOR NOW, FIREFIGHTERS HAVE MOVED OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING – THERE’S A TRAILER, A COUPLE PORTA POTTIES, A PORTABLE SHOWER WILL COME IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO AND A HAND WASHING STATION. BUT IT WON’T BE UNTIL JULY 11 WHEN THE TOWN DE

Commercial Septic line bursts at Lebanon fireplace home, resulting in debate over repairs Metropolis officers say the prices to restore the burst sewage pipe may go over $100,000 Share Copy Hyperlink Copy

Late within the night of Thursday, June 15, the septic line beneath the Lebanon Hearth Division ruptured, sending uncooked sewage and water by a lot of the dwelling quarters of the firehouse on Higher Cross Highway.One firefighter was within the toilet and one other was having a shower when the rupture occurred.”The water began coming again up, and it wasn’t like soapy water. There was some unusual coloration to it, which was regarding,” stated Alex Morris, a 21-year-old firefighter who had simply returned from a name that night time.The uncooked sewage water was even developing by the cracks within the flooring.”Making an attempt to only take a bathe after which having your ft coated in septic water – actually disagreeable – undoubtedly not a great way to finish the shift, so I used to be fairly disgusted when it lastly clicked in,” Morris stated.Per week and a half later, Hearth Chief Kurt Flynn toured the realm the place ServPro employees are nonetheless cleansing up the mess. Estimates to scrub and restore the septic pipe may prime $100,000, officers stated. Chief Flynn stated the rupture got here simply two days after the city voted down any prospects of funding a brand new fireplace division. The chief stated some on the town have even accused him and his employees of sabotaging the septic system due to the no vote.”That is completely ridiculous. We might by no means, ever do this, ever. We’re right here to guard the city,” Flynn stated. It is a city that voted to do away with its police division – and the hearth chief wonders if the hearth division is subsequent. Mike Walsworth is the vice chair of the Lebanon Choose Board. He stated Lebanon is a neighborhood the place taxpayers maintain a tough line on the subject of spending. “You begin speaking about cash and the way that impacts your pockets, and folks react otherwise at that time,” Walsworth stated. For now, firefighters have moved outdoors of the constructing. A storage trailer, a few port-a-potties and a hand-washing station have been introduced in for firefighters to make use of. A transportable bathe will come within the subsequent day or so, officers stated. The city will resolve whether or not to spend the cash to make repairs to the septic line in a gathering set for July 11.