Recurring sewer backups on Pittsburgh Avenue
Millcreek Township
Summary
Ellen Minns described her third sewage backup in three years and pressed the township to meet with Erie City sewer officials. A joint meeting is being scheduled within two weeks, and downspout connections and pipe-size mismatches are on the agenda for that discussion.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 27, 2026.
Impact analysis
Minns has already lost a furnace, water heater, and appliances; the township paid for cleanup and half of a backflow device.
Residents in the affected sewer basin would benefit from fixes identified in the joint meeting.
Homeowners like Minns face repeated basement destruction and cannot finish repairs until the problem is solved.
Mentions & discussions (1)
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