Kerry Trost, Senior Risk Manager for the City of Fresno claims I did not "see" any alterations take place, so that means it did not happen. First of all, I have lived here my entire life and am more than just a little familiar with the layout. Not to mention that I have the names of the people altering the utility poles without authorization, permits or inspections - they demanded that I not contact PG&E as they re-connected masses of wiring and cables that were on the ground. That resulted in an additional $900 to my utility bill that month!
Secondly, I sure as hell DID see the street and alley torn up - as the City's heavy equipment remained here for DAYS! But NEVER did I imagine that seeing this kind of street/alley work entailed tearing my family's properties apart and patching them back together to alter/replace sewer and water lines, while I was employed by Wilbert G. Swieso, the risk analyst's associate (and former appraiser for the City of Fresno.)
LONG before I had a copy of the City's sewer layout, I repeatedly reported that sewer lines and manholes had been relocated - DOCUMENTED! The City's own sewer layout verifies exactly what I reported. The city risk analyst repeatedly lied about the cause of sewage back spills, she lied about the connections from the Laundromat to my property, she lied about cross-connecting my garage lines to the house lines, and to this day, I don't know where the other half of the garage is connected. She lied about the street widening, which entailed destruction and reconstruction of our store-front properties. Damages so horrendous, we lost our properties!
These are felony crimes, yet Kerry Trost called me a "liar" and slammed the door. He claims to be more familiar with these properties and layout than I am. The risk analyst claims to know more about the location of utility poles. Evidence is overridden by lies, threats and name-calling.
Below: More evidence of the street widening and replacement of sewer/water lines - EXACTLY as I reported, which in turn, magnifies the lies of Kerry Trost, etal!
Kerry Trost called me a "liar" when I said the sewer vent went from 2′ to 10′ from the fence.
CONTINUING OUR TOUR DOWN THE ALLEY ….. keep in mind this is the Tower Dist. 1930s-40s. Homes built to last. These are shoddily rebuilt, new walls on garages, falling apart - extended into the alley, as though the alley was always this narrow. The garbage trucks and bins would not have fit! Nor were the utility poles standing in the alley! The plat map shows this was a 20′ alley - yet now, in various parts, it is 14′!
End of the block - garage on left was not there; one on right rebuilt.
PG&E claims their poles have always been standing as they are now. In reality, that would have been impossible, as there was no sidewalk or mowstrip here until 15+/- yrs ago. Various neighbors will verify that. There is no record for street widening, which would further verify the relocation of poles. Once again, photographs and the city sewer layout verify exactly what has taken place. You will notice that throughout Fresno, the garages at the ends of alleys are newer than the house; they have been rebuilt and extending into the alley. That way, the relocation of poles down these alleys appears legitimate. No one questions anything. Common sense should indicate that the garbage bins and trucks would no longer fit through this.
Believe it or not, this used to be a beautiful, well-kept area. The entire city was something we could all be proud of. What you see here has taken place from one end of town to the other. Our city has become a shambles. And in carrying this out, innocent residents are being violated and annihilated - some of whom are never seen again, as the deeds to their property are forged and assets illegally distributed.