A potentially dangerous health hazard exists in the Stonington development, right off of Williamson Boulevard in the Manassas area.
The water problem has existed in Stonington since the summer but over the weekend things came to a head. Water was gushing from the epicenter of the problem early Sunday morning. Even though the Service Authority doesn’t manage the water there in the development, they had to be called in to shut the man-made geyser off so that people’s townhouses weren’t flooded.
The problem still existed this evening–there was no running water for about 10 units. Effected residents repeatedly called American Management who is contracted by the Stonington HOA to complain about the water situation. The management team answering the phones repeatedly lied that they were addressing the problem, even though residents could see that no one was out there working on getting the water back on. One technician who was answering the phone even hung up on those complaining and unfortunately someone else with the company thought he had a ‘dead mike’ and mocked the caller.
That management team’s stance is that those are the hazards of being a homeowner and that not having water is just one of the risks. Their solution was to go to the association meetings. It clearly sounds like some residents in Stonington have a law suit. Most of them fear retaliation from this management team already.
Prince William County needs to light up American Management Company’s lights for ignoring a potentially dangerous situation. Homeowners and residents have every right to expect to have running water. Whatever it takes to get the water working in Stonington should be done, regardless of cost, even if overtime has to be paid.
