Fitchburg is housing displaced mom, son

FITCHBURG -- Revoli Construction has apparently agreed to take responsibility for a problem that forced raw sewage into a Maverick Street home.

Meanwhile, the city is housing the mother and son residing at 4 Maverick St. at a hotel until the home becomes livable, said Jeffrey Stephens, a Fitchburg code-enforcement inspector.

"We are going to figure out how best to implement the restoration of the property, he said. "I would like to get the residents back into their home and back to normal as quickly as possible."

A second house at 199 Harrison Ave. was also affected by untreated water backing up through municipal pipes but that appeared to be rainwater rather than sewage, Stephens said.

The back-up was limited to a concrete floor and only a wet spot was left by the time Stephens surveyed the scene.

A woman answering the phone at Revoli Construction declined comment Wednesday.

However, it appears Revoli may be authorizing claims to be filed against its insurance, Stephens said.

Wright-Pierce, an Andover-based engineering firm, conducted a hydraulic analysis of the problem and company officials were expected to review them with Revoli officials Wednesday.

The construction firm is actually working on sewer and water lines on Boutelle Street.

Julie McCann-Richard woke up and found sewage backing up through a pipe in her basement and through a first-floor toilet last Thursday about 4 a.m.

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Fitchburg is housing displaced mom, son