Residents look for answers after smelly sinkhole opens up in Jackson neighborhood
Updated: 10:42 PM CDT May 7, 2024
RESIDENTS IN A SOUTH JACKSON NEIGHBORHOOD ARE LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AFTER A HUGE SINK HOLE OPENED UP, TAKING UP HALF THE ROAD. 16 WAPTS MADELEINE NOLAN WAS ON PADEN STREET TODAY, AND SPOKE TO THOSE CONCERNED RESIDENTS. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SINKHOLE ITS ABOUT 12 FEET LONG AND 6FT DEEP… CAUSING FOR MAJOR CONCERN…AND TO ADD IT’S QUITE SMELLY. ((PKG)) 2:12- 2:16 FELICIA HOBSON – SOUTH JACKSON “IT SMELLS AWFUL, TERRIBLE, ITS SEWAGE, ITS POOP.” A SINKHOLE ON PADEN STREET IN SOUTH JACKSON APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A COLLAPSED SEWER LINE…IT’S SMELLY…AND RESIDENTS SAY IT’S A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. 4:22- 4:31 DAVID “AT NIGHT TIME THIS HOLE IS A DEATH TRAP, BECAUSE IF YOU COME DOWN THROUGH HERE AND YOU DON’T SEE THIS HOLE IN TIME, IT MIGHT BE YOUR LAST TIME COMING DOWN THIS ROAD.” THE HOLE BEGAN TO GET BIGGER MONTHS AGO ACCORDING TO RESIDENTS. ONE MAN SAID WHEN THE HOLE WAS SMALLER, IT MESSED UP HIS RIMS. :30- 40 JAMES WHITE – SOUTH JACKSON “ITS NOT FAIR TO THE CITIZENS OF JACKSON, PEOPLE THAT WORK HARD FOR THEIR MONEY…RIMS TIRES…ALL THAT COSTS…THAT COST MONEY FOUR OR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS LIFT KITS AND ALL.” OTHER PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEXT TO THE HOLE COMPLAIN THAT THE SMELL SEEPS THROUGH THEIR HOMES, AND WHEN IT RAINS…IT FLOODS THEIR PROPERTY. BUT RESIDENTS SAY AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT GETTING THE HOLE FIXED…THE CITY ONLY PUT UP BARREL CONES…THAT HAVE SINCE FALLEN INTO THE HOLE. 2:37- 2:47 FELICIA “I REALLY FEEL LIKE IF THIS HOLE WAS IN ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD, SOMETHING WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE ABOUT IT ASAP. ITS ALL ABOUT WHERE YOU STAY, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN SEE THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT WHERE WE STAY.” 16 WAPT REACHED OUT TO JXN WATER, WHO RECENTLY TOOK OVER JACKSON’S SEWER SYSTEM. THEY ARE NOW AWARE OF THE SITUATION, AND HAVE REFERRED IT THEIR CUSTOMER CARE TEAM. BUT WHATS NEXT IS THE QUESTION NOW… 2:05- 2:09 FELICIA “THE HOLE IS GETTING BIGGE
Residents look for answers after smelly sinkhole opens up in Jackson neighborhood
Updated: 10:42 PM CDT May 7, 2024
Residents on Paden Street in Jackson want answers after a huge sinkhole opened up, taking up half the road.The hole appears to have been caused by a collapsed sewer line. It’s smelly, and neighbors say it’s hazardous.One resident said the problem began about eight months ago.JXN Water, which oversees the city’s water and sewer systems, is looking into it.
Residents on Paden Street in Jackson want answers after a huge sinkhole opened up, taking up half the road.
The hole appears to have been caused by a collapsed sewer line. It’s smelly, and neighbors say it’s hazardous.
One resident said the problem began about eight months ago.
JXN Water, which oversees the city’s water and sewer systems, is looking into it.
