Mercyhealth Rockton Avenue neighbors say houses do not flood
Mercyhealth's claim, however, that surronding homes also experience flooding during heavy rains because of an inadequate municipal water drainage system is questionable. So too is Mercyhealth's claim that it is the city's responsibility to come up with more than
Tuesday, Mercyhealth President and CEO
Wednesday, Mayor
"I used to take him (Bea) at his word when he said the Rockton Campus meant something to him and that nothing would ever change at the
Bea, who has been working with a hired engineering firm, Fehr Graham Engineering & Environmental, for the past seven months, made the hospital's water drainage issues known Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Bea said he learned from
Bea said
McNamara said he and other city officials learned of the hospital's flooding and insurance liability concerns in early April, but said he had been waiting for additional engineering and insurance data.
"Javon and his hired professional firm have worked on this for more than seven months," McNamara said. "We've just received it, and we are going to do a thoughtful review and do our due diligence. He is demanding as he did last night during his power-point presentation that we commit millions of taxpayers' money immediately. This is not how the process works and Javon should know that."
"It's not flooding," she said.
Another
When the basement does take in water -- "enough to make a puddle" -- Schwegler attributed it to a possible crack in the home's foundation or a poorly sealed window, but not to poor water drainage throughout the neighborhood.
McNamara was not surprised by the lack of anecdotal evidence to support Mercyhealth's residential flooding claim.
"We have an internal system that monitors every single call that we get," he said. "When you go back and look at the
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