Article updated: 11/5/2012 5:30 PM

Excavator blames E. Dundee for sinking parking lot

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Dundee Automotive owner Randy Klemm, far right, looks on in September as excavators dig up the parking lot next to his shop to see what might be causing two parking lots to cave in. Steve Komarchuk, owner of Arthur Popp Excavators in West Dundee, believes the village of East Dundee is responsible because a water main broke. Komarchuk is seen here operating the backhoe. His brother Mike is in the blue hat.

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Despite all the work being done to fix the underground water main problem on the property, Dundee Automotive has stayed open in East Dundee. The trench shown here on Monday was dug to install electrical lines and isn't part of the water main repair.

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Grading work is under way in the parking lot of Dundee Automotive in East Dundee. Underground water main issues were causing the pavement to buckle and sink but recently have been fixed.

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The village of East Dundee is to blame for a business being in danger of going under, quite literally, a local excavator says. And while Dundee Automotive owner Randy Klemm wants the village to pay for the damage his business has sustained from a water main that had collapsed under his parking lot, causing the lot to break up and sink, Village Manager Bob Skurla said he needs Klemm to put it in writing. "I've got to have a starting point," Skurla said. "The ball is in his court to get me something."

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