Heavy rain adds to the ongoing stormwater issue affecting an East Pennsboro Township local
Cory Shover says the stormwater system built behind his home has caused him flooding issues for more than a decade Author: Victoria Lucas (WPMT) Updated: 11:05 PM EDT July 17, 2021
ENOLA, Pa. Corey Shover has been an East Pennsboro Township local since 2007, before that he says his home and residences around him were farmland.
Over time Shover says the land was sold to the township to create what is now the Adams-Ricci Park but what was left from the land has him confused. I don t know why this storm drain stopped here or why it didn t connect to the other ones down there or why they just let the water free flow, said Shover.
In a report that alleges that the Chester Stormwater Authority offered the Philadelphia Union to reduce its fees in exchange for land for a basketball facility and that claims Chester City Hall is top heavy and elected officials there have not contributed to the city s fiscal stability, the state-appointed Receiver laid out actions needed to be taken to begin to steer the city toward financial solvency.
In response to the Receiver for the City of Chester Status Update filed with Commonwealth Court on Dec. 2, both city and Stormwater Authority officials had diametrically opposing views to the report s findings.
In the report, the Receiver noted that the office had been contacted by several city businesses, including the Philadelphia Union, who told them that Joseph Oxman, solicitor for the Stormwater Authority of the City of Chester, had approached the soccer organization to offer a reduction in its stormwater fees if it provided the authority land to build a basketball facility.