FW: Request for City support - recurring sewer expenses determined to be in public right of way

From: Gerald Fisher

Sent: Wed Apr 22 17:16:39 2020

To: Chaunee Seifried; Cindy Chauran (Molalla); Ginger Harville (Molalla)

Cc: Dan Huff

Subject: FW: Request for City support - recurring sewer expenses determined to be in public right of way

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Hi Chaunee, Cindy, and Ginger,

Please see email string below. We’ve determined that the sewer issue is on our side. Please credit the Pursley account in the amount of $948.19. The address is 701 N Molalla Avenue. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks.

Regards,

Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director

City of Molalla

117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038

Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218

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From: Gerald Fisher

Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 5:15 PM

To: 'Lucy Allison-Pursley' <lucya-p@outlook.com>

Cc: 'Scott Pursley' <scott45110@hotmail.com>

Subject: RE: Request for City support - recurring sewer expenses determined to be in public right of way

Hi Lucy,

I have discussed with the Operations Supervisor and he is going to schedule replacement of the sewer lateral from the main to the cleanout at the property line. That is the portion the City is responsible for maintaining. Also, I will be notifying the Finance Department to credit your utility account in the amount of $948.19. Thank you for your patience while I reviewed this matter.

Regards,

Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director

City of Molalla

117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038

Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218

From: Gerald Fisher

Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 9:14 AM

To: 'Lucy Allison-Pursley' <lucya-p@outlook.com>

Cc: Scott Pursley <scott45110@hotmail.com>

Subject: RE: Request for City support - recurring sewer expenses determined to be in public right of way

Hi Lucy,

I received your email and attachments. I will check with Maintenance Division to determine what the status of the City’s portion of the sewer lateral is and make a determination within one week. Can you tell if the private side of the sewer line was ever replaced? I noticed that Mr Rooter did hydro cleaning of the line. It appears that the home was built in 1956 and in older sewer lateral material, such as Orangeburg, cast iron, and clay, the pipe can get brittle over time and hydro cleaning can cause damage to the line. This damage has the potential to cause future clogging of the line downstream due to pieces of the sewer line building up within the lateral or mainline. HDPE and PVC are the standard pipe types used today and rarely have issues. Let me know if the private side lateral was ever replaced and when so we can assess the status of your system. Thank you.

Regards,

Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director

City of Molalla

117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038

Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218

From: Lucy Allison-Pursley <lucya-p@outlook.com>

Sent: Monday, April 20, 2020 6:06 PM

To: Gerald Fisher <gfisher@cityofmolalla.com>

Cc: Scott Pursley <scott45110@hotmail.com>

Subject: Request for City support - recurring sewer expenses determined to be in public right of way

Hi Gerald. I hope you are the right person for me to reach out to. Please pass this along if someone else is more appropriate.

We have had recurring issues with sewer backup at 701 N Molalla Ave, and it was recently determined to be in the city's domain. They have already installed a clean-out, and will be coming at a later date to repair the line in the street.

First of all, we have nothing but good things to say about your employees - Andy and the red-haired guy (whose name I didn't get). They made themselves available when plumbers called them, and both have been helpful, communicative and courteous throughout.

This is the third time we'veneeded extensive clean-out in less than two years. We worked with Mr. Rooter twice before, in December 2019 and July 2018. Unfortunately, Mr. Rooter did not contact the city or advise us to do so. Most recently, we were lucky enough to connect with Dave Hefley at Sewer Renewal, who did camera work, spoke with the city, and brought in Axiom for the remainder of the work. It was agreed by all that the problem was in the city's purview, and the City stepped up.

For the most recent round of expenses (April 2020) it was helpful that the City arranged PO to Axiom. Knowing what we now know, we are asking that the city reimburse us for some or all of the other expenses we have incurred, as listed below (invoices attached). We would be fine if it came in the form of credits to our water bill, or whatever is easier for the city.

$99 in April 2020 (Sewer Renewal)

$423.81 in December 2019 (Mr Rooter)

$425.38 in July 2018 (Mr Rooter)

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$948.19 Total

Thank you for your consideration. As a working family, anything helps.

Kind regards,

Scott & Lucy

Lucy Allison-Pursley 503.780.7693

Scott Pursley 503.708.8303