City had chances to resolve water issues

Editor,
    I am writing in response to “Water, Water, Everywhere,” by Gene Sears, in the March 8 issue of the Carbon Valley Farmer and Miner. My parents are Sam and Kay Stehle, the elderly couple the article references. I want to make it perfectly clear that Firestone had plenty of opportunity to investigate this matter before any legal claim was made. Seeking legal council was the last thing my parents wanted to do. Firestone gave them no choice by completely ignoring the problem. It seems to our family that Firestone wishes to force an elderly couple from their home of 40 years by bankrupting them or dragging the issue on until their home is destroyed. Would this be their response if their parents lived where mine do?
    In a recent article about the growth Firestone has experienced in the past 10 years, Mayor Auer took full credit, even boasting that “making things simpler for developers” was one way they accomplished growth. Did they over-simplify their drainage plan? I don’t know, but it makes you wonder what else was “simplified.”
    It took one letter to the Farmer and Miner for someone to take interest in our situation. It’s been 11 months since Firestone was informed and they have yet to acknowledge the severity. What kind of people are running Firestone? If Mayor Auer and the Firestone leadership are going to take credit for the huge growth of Firestone, then they must also take responsibility for the difficult issues that come with it.

Karen Tucker
Monument