Some at local mobile home park say they haven’t had water in days, weeks
MIDLAND CO., Mich. (WNEM) – Some residents at Evergreen Whispering Pines in Midland County said they have been dealing with days without running water. A number of them have reached out to us, trying to get some answers.
“We just want water,” said Resident Shana Bradford. “We want water.”
The only running water at Bradford’s home comes from the melting icicles outside. She said it has been that way for two weeks at Evergreen Whispering Pines. A number of other residents reached out to share their concerns and frustration with where things are right now.
“I work in a kitchen, so I have to shower every day,” said Bradford. “And having to travel to my mom’s over by the Bullock Creek High School is quite a bit in one of my big trucks, so gas has been expensive and inconvenient. I have two children also who I have to have them take showers ever couple of days. They’re boys, you know how stinky they get.”
Bradford said she has reached out to management, but that has not helped.
“Nobody wanted to respond to anything,” said Bradford. “So, I called the United Way to get us some water out to at least flush the toilets and some drinking water.”
We visited the office on the property, but no one was there.
Other residents told us that management is blaming them for not insulating their water line. Bradford disagrees. She said her house is kept at 74 degrees inside. Underneath her home, she showed us the heat tape on her water line, along with insulation there.
Bradford also sent us this email she received on Jan. 16 from the office manager of Water District #1 of Midland County.
The email states in part that the water pressure problem is within the park because they did not upgrade the lines when they hooked up to city water like we had advised them to do. The manager went on to say that they had been contacted by the State and attorneys in regards to this issue, and they have all concluded that problem is within the park.
Bradford said even one day without water is one too many, and we are well past that.
“At this point some people are getting kind of desperate,” said Bradford.
We called and emailed the owners of Evergreen Whispering Pines, Evergreen Equity GP LLC in Pittsburgh, for comment. We are still waiting to hear back.
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