June, 2007; Frank Lacaria, (generational occupant of the area since 1929), stated that the terrain work from a recently constructed retention pond had changed the wind direction in the valley. As such, I needed to get some of the trees near our new building removed as they were going to fall towards our building.

I contacted the City of Bridgeport, (the Harrison County Records showed the land owned by the Bridgeport Planning Authority).

I was informed that the COB does not remove trees; if trees do fall, it is an insurance issue.

A few weeks later, two large trees twisted, broke and fell towards our building. I sent the information card, (right), to the City of Bridgeport to turn over to the City's Insurance Company.

About a week later, I sent a letter and pictures to the Bridgeport City Mayor asking for permission to remove or top some of the trees on the City of Bridgeport Planning Authorities Property.

A Cincinnati Insurance representative came by to look over the area. The Insurance representative could not see how, in the wording of the agreement, that Platinum Properties was responsible.

He left our property in route to the City of Bridgeport.

I later received a letter from the Cincinnati Insurance agent. He informed that since I had not received any damage it was not an insurance issue, (I had already paid to have the fallen trees removed from our property).

He informed Platinum Properties and the City of Bridgeport were to work together and take care of the situation. Later, the City Official and a Petroplus representative came out with a contractor to look over the situation. The parties did have some of the ominous standing trees removed.

Frank Lacaria, 86 is the same lifelong resident that informed us about the water quality that flows out of this storm drainage retention pond. The fact that it will not sustain life; all the small fish and frogs immediately died after it's construction.