GRANTSVILLE STREET PROBLEM NOT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS - Resident Sues Over Sink Hole

(07/24/2004)

A Grantsville resident has brought a civil suit against the town, claiming the corporation has failed to fix a street problem which has caused him undue hardship and expense. Glenn Hanlin, local WVDOH supervisor, said Florence Street was not one of the streets taken into the state system under the orphan road program. "The Division of Highways does not have any jurisdiction over this street," he said. "Any necessary permits to work on this street would most likely be at the discretion of the city of Grantsville," he concluded. Robert Petrovsky, who has brought the suit, claims Florence Street has been collapsing for at least 20 months, and numerous requests to the town have not remedied the problem. Petrovsky's suit says every time it rains trash erupts from the drain and comes onto his property, after which he spends several hours cleaning up, including attempts to fill the sink hole. The street has been closed for the past few weeks. He is requesting $3,500 for his labor and time, including water he has used for clean-ups, among other costs related to the suit.

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