Melinda Hughes
CITY OF STEWART REPORTS RESIDENT TO MPCA FOR ITS OWN BOTCHED STORM DRAIN
On November 13, 2019, City Clerk Ronda Huls told the Central Minnesota News Network that the City of Stewart reported its resident Delvin Bethke to the MPCA regarding apparent septic failure at a trailer home of his.
However, Bethke says the problem is due to the city's recently installed storm sewer, which has been causing flooding at his property for the past few years since it was installed.
BETHKE ALLEGES CITY CLERK RONDA HULS LIED TO MPCA
Ronda Huls is the City Clerk for Stewart, and presumably would have reported Bethke or overseen any such action. Bethke believes that Ronda Huls lied to the MPCA when reporting Bethke, giving them false information. Betkhe believes that Huls told the MPCA the basement at his trailer home was backed up with sewage, when it wasn't. Bethke believes Huls has lied on other occasions to enforcement agencies.
Because of the MPCA report, the County of MacLeod sent Bethke a letter saying the basement at his trailer home was backed up with sewage and his septic system was not in compliance. However, there is no basement under Bethke's trailer.
What was backed up with sewage was another property of his - which was on the city's municipal sewer lines. The city of Stewart's municipal sewage system regularly backs up raw sewage into people's basements, says Bethke. Here is a photo Bethke posted about raw sewage in his basement bath tub.
The post specifically references the city's sewer lines, saying, "Why after the city of Stewart spends millions of dollars on a sewer project, that I have raw sewage backing up in my basement?"
It appears that Hul's "mistake" would be deliberate: Bethke says he has been harassed by city officials for many years due to his exposing corruption.
CITY OF STEWART CUTS OFF WATER LINE TO TRAILER HOUSE VIA ALLEGED PROXY
Shortly before reporting Bethke to the MPCA, the water line to Bethke's trailer property was shut off by his neighbor Chuck Paul. Due to an antiquated system that the city had never rectified, the shut off for Bethke's water was on his neighbor's property.
Chuck Paul said the city was pressuring him to cut off Bethke's water, which makes Paul a proxy for the city to shut off Bethke's water.
MACLEOD COUNTY CORRECTS ERROR
MacLeod County Environmental Services sent Bethke a letter correcting their information and apologizing for any error. They also said that since the water had been shut off to his property, he didn't have to do anything at this time.
Although city officials will likely try to claim the moral highground on sewage issues, it appears the city's second attempt to harass Bethke via a second proxy has failed.
Says Bethke, "It just amazes me how God answers my prayers."
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