We need state help for our water and sewer system. I live in Southwest Baltimore, Saint Agnes Violetville neighborhood. Six of the twelve rowhomes on my block flooded with sewage during the last rainstorm. My home and the others that didn’t flood are only safe because we got grants from the old neighborhood association to install special valves and pumps. Vacant homes on the next block also have sewage in the basements, and homeless people squatting in them. We’ve had no help from the city for two or three years, the squatters have open sores I’m sure are worse from contact with sewage, the area smells horrible when it’s warm, sometimes you can see “floatables” like human feces and wet toilet paper in the alley after rainstorms. No sane person would buy a home here or make a business investment. We need the state to take over to push the fixes for the water and sewer system, the city DPW and city council aren’t doing anything that I can see. I’ve written to Governor Moore asking for help.