Portland resident got a raw deal after sewage backup. City won’t pay for $5,000+ clean-up. скачать в хорошем качестве

Portland resident got a raw deal after sewage backup. City won’t pay for $5,000+ clean-up.

Anne-Louise Vernon got a raw deal after a city sewer line backed up last June, flooding the basement of her Southeast Portland home. “The smell was gag-making. It was so disgusting,” said Vernon. As nasty smelling toilet water and dark, raw sewage overflowed from her floor drain, Vernon scrambled to find help. “It was pretty clear I had to do something because it wasn’t something that could wait,” explained Vernon. A plumber helped identify the problem. Then, clean-up crews spent several days, drying out the basement and decontaminating her home. “When I got the bill for over $5,200 I was practically in the fetal position,” said the retiree, who relies on social security for income. “I was devastated. That’s a really huge financial burden for me.” Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/inve...