Sounds like it is a pretty historic flooding situation, but that is no excuse for the City to not have checked on the manhole you previously reported as blocked.
I hope you are able to get your home all cleaned up, and that the City does something to get the road and area cleaned/sanitized somehow so no one gets sick. And then they better step up and pay for the damages and cleanup of this.
I wonder how the road will hold up after being flooded out like that. Really saturates the subgrade and can cause issues.
My homeowners insurance only covered $5,000 of the damages done to my home. There was an additional $4,370.49 in damages to the dwelling and the loss of personal property.
A claim for damages in the amount of $4,370.49 has been submitted to the city of Albert Lea..
That is horrible. Sadly, I'm pretty sure the City will use the "Act of God" out for paying any of it. Even though it was previously reported to them that there was a plugged sewer line.
Have they had the final assessment hearing? I sure hope you are able to get all your neighbors there to fight the assessments. No way you should have to pay much at all as all you really got was a new drive surface and new water mains. The new sewer they put in is useless and not correct and you should not be paying anything for it.
Ask for the results of the preconstruction house value study and the post construction house value study. Per state statue that is how assessments are to work. many communities do not do this, they just figure a per foot assessment rate and stick with it. I know back in the day Sparks, when challenged on this, would say "this is our long standing policy and it will hold up in court". Total BS.
Keep on fighting these idiots, especially the engineer who is clueless.
My Claim for Damages to my property by the City has been Denied..
The City of Albert Lea has claimed an "Act of God" with my sewer backup.. I warned them over a year ago of a pending disaster and three weeks before it actually happened.. Does that mean I'm God?
I asked city engineer Steven Jahnke today if his offer to install a grinder pump septic system to avoid sewer backups into my property still stands since the city sewer backed up into my home in September.. He said the offer is no longer available and that it is now my responsibility to take precautions..
Trust me Mr. Jahnke, I am taking precautions beyond your wildest imagination..
I wish you well in your quest. Sounds like you and others in your neighborhood have been royally screwed over by total ineptitude!
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My Claim for Damages to my property by the City has been Denied..
The City of Albert Lea has claimed an "Act of God" with my sewer backup.. I warned them over a year ago of a pending disaster and three weeks before it actually happened.. Does that mean I'm God?
I asked city engineer Steven Jahnke today if his offer to install a grinder pump septic system to avoid sewer backups into my property still stands since the city sewer backed up into my home in September.. He said the offer is no longer available and that it is now my responsibility to take precautions..
Trust me Mr. Jahnke, I am taking precautions beyond your wildest imagination..
AL, both the Fleet Farm on E.Main and Bomgaars sell expandable drain plugs, cost is about 3 or 4 dollars...when you hear we're going to have more than couple inches of rain put the plug in your sewer drain, problem solved..just don't flush the toilet when you're blocking the sewer backup..
measure the pipe at the base of your drain, probably 2.5" or 3"... stick the plug in pipe the crank down on the wingnut or nut depending on design...
A sump pump might be a good investment, even just one of the small continuous operating types that work with a garden hose for emergencies...
Installing a float activated sump pump setup would help your situation.. IMO..
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put the plug in your sewer drain, problem solved..just don't flush the toilet
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Yeah you don't want your Self Burnished(s) going where you don't want them.
Wow, you're really obsessed with me, kinda creepy. I didn't even post anything and you start in. I figured you were having a good cry or playing with pladoh or Legos .
But I suppose that's okay, you're under a lot of stress lately.
Al, if you plug your drains like that anticipating a flood your toilet might end up being old faithful.
when you're blocking the sewer backup.. 
