You-Know-What Happens
So I get into work Thursday after having Wednesday off and I learn that I missed out on a sewage backup that flooded City Hall.
Regardless of anyone's opinions of Redlands politics, it can be objectively said today that City Hall is a dirty place. Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Young has sent a memo to city employees that warns anyone going to the spill area, which includes the Council Chambers, City Clerk's office and Fire Administration, to wear safety gear. That means rubber boots, bubber gloves and a face mask.
Young's memo notes that there's a risk of E. Coli infection, so keeping out of the spill area should be something that everyone at City Hall can agree on. I still have phone calls to make, but I know that the spill has affected the following areas:
-Council Chambers
-Administrative Services offices
-City Clerk's office
-City Hall entrance
-Channel 3 offices
-Redlands PD evidence vault
I have yet to learn if the soakage of the evidence vault has compromised any of the PDs cases. I also don't know how much the city's going to have to pay to get the place cleaned up. I saw City Clerk Lorrie Poyzer, who has moved into a smaller office upstairs, and she said the sewage didn't ruin any city records.
"it didn't even get close to the vault," she said.
Another bit of good news: City Hall doesn't stink like you-know-what. It's easy to see where the carpet in Council Chambers has been soaked, but at least City Hall doesn't smell like a sewer.