Image courtesy Prince of PetworthIf the smell of sewage on the 800 block of Kennedy St. NW is really as bad as residents have said it is, it’s a wonder it only started making headlines this week. NBCWashington.com picked up the story after a nearby resident wrote to Prince of Petworth looking for answers.
Sewage has apparently been running down the block, the smell seeping into homes and businesses, since January, the result of the building at 809 Kennedy St. NW having been demolished.
Efforts to get the problem resolved have so far been to no avail. Residents say they have contacted DC WASA, as well as the Mayor’s office and the Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs, which handles the demolition permits and enforcement actions, but the leak lives on. From NBCWashington.com:
New System Demolition and Excavation, the company that demolished the building, said the property owners are responsible for fixing the problem. It said the owners didn’t pay them the full amount, so the city needs to hold a bidding process to get contractors to complete the work.
