[Summit] Fw: Those with new sidewalks

[Paul Aceto]

    I checked into this and the homeowner is in fact responsible for the 
pipe between the meter and the street valve. I just got a few quotes for 
this repair. $4000 for the digging and repair plus another $1000 to re-pour 
the sidewalk. The water supply board said that they are in the process of 
replacing all of the old lead lines as well as adding back-flow preventer 
valves (all at the home owner's expense). In that case, I'm just slightly 
ahead of everyone else. It seems that I would have had to pay for this 
sooner or later but I think D'Ambra should at least re-pour the concrete for 
free.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <amasri1 at cox.net>
To: <summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Summit] Those with new sidewalks


> Is that a city ordinance that you are responsible for this repair, or is 
> it written into the construction company's contract with the city?
> ---- Paul Aceto <pjaceto at cox.net> wrote:
>>     If you were lucky enough to get a new sidewalk this summer, you 
>> should check to see that city services were not damaged in the process. I 
>> noticed that my cellar seemed more damp than usual since the sidewalk 
>> went in. I looked at the opening in the cellar floor where the water 
>> meter sits and I saw that it was flooded. I bailed it out and it slowly 
>> refilled. Providence Water came out to look at the problem and they said 
>> that the pipe between the meter and the valve on the sidewalk was broken. 
>> Guess who has to pay several thousand dollars for that repair? Hint: it's 
>> not the city or the construction company. So I recommend that you look at 
>> your meter to see if water is pooling.
>
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