COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Residents in a row of Colerain Township homes have been living in the shadow of a pile of dirt moved a few feet from their backyards since late last year.

Steve Schebeli said he's watched the pile grow since December as construction on the new Wawa on Colerain Avenue got underway.

We walked through Schnebeli's backyard Monday as he described the problems the mound has caused him.

Steve Schnebeli Colerain Township pile in the winter

"Can you imagine that out your back door?" he said.

Schebeli showed us pictures dating back to December of the dirt pile growing to dozens of feet, showing the drainage issues it's caused, forcing muddy water through his yard into the street and covering his neighbor's pool and told us the trench dug to divert water damaged tree

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