Supervisors Take Action On West Chestnut Street Flooding

October 9, 2019 10:25 am

“The time for talk is over”. That’s according to N. Franklin Township Supervisor Bob Sabot who has announced that supervisors have voted unanimously to cite the landlord of the Rite Aid property along West Chestnut Street over persistant flooding that results following heavy rain. Sabot says they have directed their code enforcement department to begin proceedings against the landlord. He says the flooding is the result of a collapsed pipe on Rite Aid property and the citation will be for creation of a public nusiance. Sabot calls it “a danger to public safety and incredibly irresponsible”. The Township’s solicitor will also notify Canton Township officials of the action since the flooding has effected businesses on the Canton side of the roadway. West Chestnut has been closed or restricted through that area many times following rain storms. Sabot says it has been going on for three years.