By rssfeeds-admin It’s been about a week since they’ve been working towards a solution to finally free them.
This all began with all of the heavy rainfall we’ve been seeing, and it caused a small bridge in their driveway to wash away.
The gap just keeps getting larger.
“This is at least three times as wide as it used to be,” said Darrell Wagoner, whose bridge washed away.
Darrell said his neighborhood turned into a pond on Sunday night, washing out the bridge that his neighbors and his family use to get in and out.
The bad news is that it’s a private road, so they are on the hook to fix it.
“Close to $15,000 we’ve already spent … One pipe is down behind our house, and we don’t know how we’re gonna get that out,” said Trish Wagoner, who has lived there for over 20 years.
A contractor was repairing the bridge when more flood waters came through Tuesday night, catching Trish off guard.
“Yesterday I walked the dog … and it wasn’t raining. I got halfway and downpour. When I came back through … It was waist deep,” Trish said.
She said that’s when she watched their new bridge float away.
“That was cracking in there, and it was going down into the water,” Trish said.
They said it’s not the money they’re worried about.
“When we were talking with the fire chief this morning, he said … 3,000 feet of fire hose won’t even make it to our house, so the two families, that’s their biggest concern,” Darrell said.
The county has already told the Wagoners their hands are tied because it’s a private road. The Wagoners said they just need an expert to help them find a way out.
“We’re going to have to have engineers or someone who knows what they’re doing to get this fixed,” Darrell said.
The Wagoners say they are doing what they can to solve this issue, but the issue continues to grow beyond their control.
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