Mt. Carmel City officials are doing their best to calm upset residents in the Oak Meadow subdivision after work on a creek next to their homes caused a number of trees to be taken out and diminished the aesthetics of their property. At yesterday’s city council meeting, city clerk Ryan Turner issued a three-minute statement taking full responsibility for the work saying the project became much more invasive than was originally intended….

Turner said unforeseen sinkholes were the main reason more trees were taken out than was originally planned. He explained what will happen next…

Many of the Oak Meadow residents were most upset with the fact they weren’t informed of the work until it was already done. Something, Turner admitted was an issue…..

The creek in question is located behind the former Shopko building that now houses a Motorad warehouse.

Here is the full audio from Ryan Turner’s comments at Monday’s meeting….