Council members, community groups and media outlets have all requested the information for more than a year, saying the mayor’s office has repeatedly refused to provide it.

Indiana American Water confirmed that a crew working for Lumos, a fiber optic company installing cable in New Albany, hit a marked water line Friday morning in the area of Mel Smith Road and Royal Oak Drive.

The ongoing concerns stem from work done in neighborhoods like Cobblers Crossing in New Albany, where residents said contractors moved quickly but carelessly, leaving holes unfilled for days and causing damage to yards and utilities.

Since then, WDRB has repeatedly asked the mayor’s office for cost information and documentation related to the project.

Residents in neighborhoods like Cobblers Crossing said their yards and streets were left in disarray.

Noah Maddox drowned in a lake in the Highland Lakes subdivision on April 26.

With no new apartments allowed within city limits, developers are instead building in the surrounding areas of Floyd County. And not everyone living in those rural parts is on board with the boom.

While some people could stay home to avoid the treacherous roads, others didn’t have that luxury.