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Posted on: Jul. 28 2016,1:03 pm |
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did the city say or do anything about the flooding damage to homes?
Have they addressed the malfunctioning, newly installed, storm sewer?
I'm afraid, all your worst concerns are coming true
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Albert Lea
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Posted on: Jul. 29 2016,5:00 am |
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I have a video of City Engineer Steven Jahnke saying that the Federal Government offered homeowners of the great flood of 1978 on Virginia Pl with a buyout, those that refused the buyout would never be eligible for this offer again..
In truth, residents were only offered up to $10,000 to relocate their house to another location.. Not a buyout..
Jahnke is a liar, liar, pants on fire..
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was1
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Posted on: Jul. 29 2016,7:58 am |
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They should be putting a manhole top on that structure with a manhole access. You NEVER leave a structure buried with out an access!
I would demand an on site meeting with the City Engineer, City Manager, Mayor and your City Councilor to show them your concern and get answers. This is really, really sad.
If nothing is resolved, band everyone together to object to the final assessments at the hearing.
I had heard for years that the CE was in way over his head, was never really qualified for the job. Seems to finally be coming to light.
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Albert Lea
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Posted on: Jul. 29 2016,8:52 am |
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Sidewalk was installed yesterday..
I'm going to wait and see if they pave over this catch basin without installing a manhole..
Even with a new manhole doesn't explain why a brand new catch basin with a new 36-inch pipe would be allowed to hold standing water and allowing the downstream line to fall backwards. This is a very expensive job that resulted in no improvement.. Very sad..
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was1
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Posted on: Aug. 01 2016,11:56 am |
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Wow. nearly 40 years to plan for the correction of the problems in the area, and they just slap stuff together, have a failure before the construction is completed and they don't even bother to correct it, or even care that they are basically throwing $ away and telling the residents basically, we don't care about you or your problems enough to give you more than a new street (that will fail soon) and a nice bill to go with it all.
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Albert Lea
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Posted on: Aug. 02 2016,9:27 pm |
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The catch basin in the photo above has now been covered with asphalt without a manhole being installed to gain access..
First time I have ever heard of it being done.. 
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Posted on: Aug. 03 2016,7:40 am |
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That will normally be done with the first lift of bituminous. Then, prior to the final lift, the manholes will all be brought up with castings.
More concerning is that they know this part of the storm sewer has already FAILED and they are not doing anything about it.
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Albert Lea
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2016,4:17 am |
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It has now been more than a year since this project was to begin..
Place your bets on whether a second and final layer of bituminous asphalt is laid down this year along with manholes, concrete driveway aprons, soil grading and sod along curb, gutter and sidewalks..
For me timelines were not an issue if proper improvements to the storm sewer system were made a priority by the City.. Albert Lea City Engineer Steven Jahnke only managed to put lipstick on a pig that continues to not only threaten residents with flooding but has already flooded many in the area with only a reported 2-1/2 inches of rain over less than 2 hours.. Not even God will be able to protect us from increased violent thunderstorms caused by the affects of global warming.. When this area reverts back to being a lake over the next 2 to 4 decades, I hope the City names it Jahnke Lake, after the creator..
I can only give Jahnke a Grade of F across the board.. Most people in other lines of work would have been Trumped(Fired) for such incompetence.. I have never seen a person use more excuses and flat out lies to protect his a$$ and nobody investigates to see if he is being accurate..
Obviously incompetence runs deeper than just Jahnke..
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Albert Lea
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Posted on: Aug. 06 2016,4:20 am |
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That's All Folks!!
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