The Cleveland Greenway is submerged in this recent photo. Contributed photo by Alicia Klepper.CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Swift water and raw sewage poured through houses in many areas of Cleveland during last week’s rains, the same thing that had happened a few days earlier, residents told the City Council on Monday.
Residents said the problem is not new.
Council members were shown photos of several neighborhoods from last Thursday and a video from one neighborhood where toilets and showers backed up.
“This has been going on for years,” said Connie Redmond about her Pineview Drive neighborhood.
Several council members and Mayor Tom Rowland said they had water in their homes, too.