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X42 Mr. Busa stated his basement was also flooded as well as homes in the Aintree North area and asked Mr. Hovancsek7~to elaborate on the situation: Mr. Hovancsek stated that he had a report from the Cleveland Regional Sewer District on the amount of rain fall that occurred in Mayfield Village between 11:30 and 12:30 Sunday evening. 1.36 inches fell on top of already saturated ground. This was the major cause of the flooding in all areas of Mayfield Village. The old sewer lines are leaking into the storm sewers which was the reason for the raw sewage in the basements - the reports from the pumping station was that everything worked prop erly the night of the storm. He further explained to the residents that were flooded that because their basements are lower than the sewer lines along with the fact that at a certain point, two lines come together at a 90° angle - one small and one large - the water is forced back into their basements. Regarding the question of whom to contact, the multiplicity of overlapping agencies regarding ownership and maintenance of the lines tend to delay any action on the solving of these problems. Mr. Amendola verified the leaking of the sewer lines which are causing pressure on the storm sewers. Mr. Flynn said he would be interested in seeing specific drawings of these residents sewer lines and also if the automatic system at the pumping station was working. Mr. Hovancsek went on to say that he had recommended to Council several years ago the installation of a force station to pump the water into the Million Gallon Holding Tank.. This water would then be treated and dispersed into the stream. The Cleveland Regional Sewer .District was questioned recently about what they were doing regarding our problems and he was informed that a report is being complied on the improvement to or replacmeht of the Beech Hill Pump- ing Station. It is to be completed byyfall. Nothing can be done, or will be done until this report is finished. Mr. Flynn requested a complete report from the Beech Hill Pumping Station. Mr. Amendola commented he had the charts pulled and everything had.worked properly. The Bonnieview Tank never reached capacity.. There was further discussion with Mr. Hovancsek to write to the Cleveland Regional Sewer District and request an up-to-date progress report. Mr. Busa stated that the Mayor was ill and had requested his letter regarding the flooding be read. Mr. Amendola read the letter en- titled "Mayfield Mop-up" dictated by the Mayor on Monday morning after the storm. The mayor was one of the unfortunate victims who who suffered basement flooding. A resident questioned when the Wilson Mills Traffic signalization was going to be complete. In one of the Mayor's papers he stated it would be this summer. Mr. Hovancsek said the Mayor had requested a couple of weeks ago that he write the county in regard to the starting date. He was to get hold of the contractor, Jes Howard, who said the foundations for the bases for the lights will be started by November 1, 1978. The contract is completion by the end. of February 1979. A resident questioned the traffic problem of Progressive Insurance Company employees making a left hand turn onto Wilson Mills.