Company sues Buckeye Water

LISBON — Craig Edward Susany Inc. of North Lima filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court against the Buckeye Water District, which terminated the company Monday.

Susany has built about 80 percent of a four-mile water line that will move water from the Ohio River to the water district plant near Wellsville.

The company has been paid about $1.3 million, and has an additional $1.7 million outstanding in completed work. The contract for the line construction is $4.1 million, according to Susany’s lawyer, Alan D. Wenger of Youngstown.

The dispute centers on changes in the plans made during construction. The lawsuit says that Buckeye approved changes, then reversed itself and refused to pay for the work.

Susany said in the lawsuit that as a result, the company had increased labor and material costs.

Alfred DeAngelis, Buckeye’s district manager, could not be reached to comment.