Act 222, Public Acts of 2001
Claims Form
Department of Public Works |
If you have a sewer back up please contact the Department of
Public Works immediately at 893-6101 or City Hall at 893-0772
during regular business hours.
After regular business
hours, holidays or weekends call 911 who will dispatch an on
call employee to assist you.
The following is being provided pursuant to
Act 222 of Public Acts of 2001 .
Section 19(1) of the Act states in part; |
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"(T)o facilitate compliance with this section, a governmental agency owning or
operating a sewage disposal system must make available public
information about the provision of notice under this section."
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If you experience an overflow or back up of a sewage disposal
system or storm water system, and you feel that you may have a
claim for damages as a result of that sewer backup you must
file such claim in writing with the Essexville City Clerk within
45 days after the overflow or back up was discovered or when in
the exercise of reasonable diligence the back up or overflow
should have been discovered.
Written notice by claimants must contain the information required by Section 19
(2)(c) of the Act or recovery of damages may be prevented.
A claim form stating the information required and a copy of Act
222 of 2001 may be obtained at City Hall or by using the link at
the top of this page.
Claims should be mailed to:
Sarah J. Wilcox, City
Clerk
City of Essexville
1107 Woodside Avenue
Essexville, Michigan 48732
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