Niles resident complains to council about clogged sewers

NILES — Robin Norman says the sewers near her Washington Avenue home are clogged and her finished basement paid the price last week.

Norman told city council Wednesday her basement sustained extensive flooding damage when a heavy downpour inundated Niles on Aug. 11. Furniture and carpeting were ruined, she said.

“This is the first flood we’ve experienced in six years, and it’s because the sewers are either clogged or no longer working,” Norman said.

Mark Hess, grant and development coordinator, confirmed there had been basement flooding throughout the city that evening and referred to the rain as “a significant event.”

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