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Peru OKs reimbursement for sewer backup controls · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Peru okay's reimbursement for sewer backup controls. Written by Tom Collins. This
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article is being read by an automated voice brought to you by
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Everlit. If you live in Peru and dealt with stormwater backup this
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summer or worse sanitary backup, then the city is willing to chip
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in to fix it. Monday, the Peru City Council voted 80 to
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approve a reimbursement program up to 10,000 for eligible residents in the
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vicinity of 10th Street west of Church Street who agree to install
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check valves or sewage ejector pits and pump systems. We're just trying
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to help our residents, Mayor Kenkolowski said. It's more of a preventative
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programme to help the afflicted. The city is not ceding responsibility. Monday's
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ordinance specifically states that the council agrees to help without admitting any
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liability whatsoever and solely as a voluntary gesture of goodwill. As previously
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reported, some homes were subject to sewer backup at the end of
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Independence Day weekend. While torrential rains likely contributed to the backup, city
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officials have not been successful in pinpointing a cause. Whatever the explanation,
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the backup caused real problems for some residents. While some homeowners complained
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of storm water backup that damaged finished abasements, others had sewer backup
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that spewed filth into their homes.