Interestingly, there was a DPW truck here today doing 'something' near the sewer. Let's hope it's a fix!

Tell us when they get the vacuum sewer sucker truck over there from where it is being used on Washington Avenue? Sooner than later.

Could it be the sewage is moving so slow from the edson school,which needs weekly flushing, that it stalls and reeks.? 2 years ago, a camera was introduced into the sewer in front of 95 Merilina ave. It showed paper towel jammed up and a cracked sewer main that was promised to be fixed in April 2010.Yes, I get it, Washington ave. needs priority. Maybe our sewer problems will be next.

If you are praying for relief, forget it. Go to the assessor office, have the value of your property reduced in order to pay less taxes and have the whole neighborhood do the same and anybody else too because loss of revenue is the only thing your city of Kingston is NOT interested in at the moment. If they were, their final assessment roll books would not be inequitable and incomprehensible. Take your neighborhood to a city council state, a set of assessment roll books, and find out why the books are like the sewers, metaphorically speaking?

You could have worse problems there than Washington Street and not know it? Your whole house could disappear and Brnier and Larios won't be able to save you. The city assessor is in the city hall, which doesn't stink because it is on a hill with good drainage. If you wait another year to go the assessor with your neighborhood, what are you going to do then different from now?

Get an assessor office field audit and have the new assessor with his new assistant come to meet you and all the neighbors after it rains. File a nuisance form which will get you 10% off your assessment, but how do you know if your assessment is right in the first place? And who would buy a place with a sewer stench not in an Historic district? Not me.

Nearly December - problem with stench continues. Thanks for the advice!

What happened at the Assessor Office? Did you go in with your neighbors as well? Did you contact the Health Department? Really! Get a grievance form from the Assessor, get all your neighbors to fill one out, and GRIEVE! Bring a video camera and record the meeting with all you neighbors speaking up. It does work!!! and not for only this year,but for as long as the problem exists. The state classifies this problem as a "Health nuisance" and you are entitled to an assessment reduction in order to reduce you tax bill.