Updated 08/28/2008 06:23 AM
Meeting held to discuss sewage lines
ALBANY, N.Y. – It wasn’t the meeting some Albany residents were hoping for.
Flooding back on August 7th caused the sewage lines to back up and overflow into people's basements in part of the city.
At a meeting Wednesday evening, the city engineer gave a history of the infrastructure, which reaches back to the Civil War era. It may cost more than $15 million to replace aging pipes. About 30 people who were affected are upset the city hasn't come up with a solution.
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"I didn't get any solutions. I don't hear anything, yeah maybe over the long term, three to eight years they might do something. Can you all do this more than once?" flood victim Karen Gutta said.
The city said residents could buy a water valve to help redirect the water, but they are expensive, around $1,500. People who do purchase the valves can apply for a city grant to pay for them.