Seven Plano apartment complexes still dealing with water loss and weeks of repairs
Management said there are between five and 20 plumbers working around the clock and being paid double to fix the 40 mainline breaks and thousands of leaks. Author: Jobin Panicker Updated: 11:06 PM CST March 1, 2021
PLANO, Texas Lora Coleman and Antonio Gething described the last two weeks in their North Texas apartments as disastrous.
Coleman lives with her 19-year-old son and Gething supports a family of six in their Bel Air Oaks apartments in Plano. The mid-February winter storm led to burst pipes and leaks throughout homes, businesses and apartments in North Texas.
Some residents using pool water, as dozens of Plano apartment complexes are still without running water I am dragging [a bucket] from my pool all the way back to my apartment just to flush a toilet, said Elizabeth Schadegg, who has gone 11 days without water. Author: Jobin Panicker Updated: 11:00 PM CST February 25, 2021
PLANO, Texas Days after last week s winter storm, apartment residents in Plano are still reeling from the lack of water in their homes. Leaks and burst pipes have been the root of all the issues at the apartment complexes. It s been a living hell. This is day 11 without water, said Elizabeth Schadegg, who lives at Bel Air Oaks in Plano with her husband and two dogs. Bel Air Oaks in Plano, managed by American Communities, is just one of the many complexes affected.