Pierce
The City of Edwardsville argues that property owners failed to take reasonable steps to repair their property or minimize damage in a suit alleging the plaintiffs’ land was damaged by construction of a new public park.
Plaintiffs Janet and John Long filed the complaint on Feb. 1 against the City of Edwardsville, alleging they own approximately 46.81 acres of land located on Long Branch Drive in Edwardsville. The city owns three adjoining parcels of land, totaling approximately 77.13 acres. The plaintiff’s property has a creek, which extends from the southern property line to the north and connects to a pond and a lake on the property.