Sinkhole Swallows Backyard

An Asheville man says he's getting no help from the city after a giant sinkhole opened up in his backyard. Tom Sforza says the giant hole more than 12 feet deep and 20 feet wide has been growing for the past 5 years. He says it was caused by a broken storm drainage pipe that runs from the street to the back of his property. Sforza says his backyard has slowly eroded away during rain storms when the water from the street rushes into the broken pipe. City engineers say the pipe was installed by a developer in the 1920's and is on private property so it is not their responsibility.But Sforza says he pays property taxes for this land which has washed away because of storm water from city streets. He feels they could help in some way since his tax value is being eroded away by the growing sinkhole.by Frank Fraboni

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