I-TEAM: ‘I want to scream;’ Woman waiting for contractor to finish fence to honor late husband

TROTWOOD — A Trotwood woman said she paid a fencing contractor the full cost of a job upfront for a job they still have not finished months later.

On Feb. 1, the News Center 7 I-Team spoke to Deborah Williams about the fence she was having put up as part of her mission to complete the backyard renovation she and her late husband, Dwayne, dreamed of. She hired Creative Renovation Concepts out of Botkins to do the work and paid the full cost of $15,000 upfront, but she is still waiting for the job to be finished.

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During our original I-Team report, lead investigator John Bedell called the contractor twice and learned weather was holding him up. He said he’d finish the job in the next two weeks.

As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, Williams said he hadn’t been back to finish it, so the I-Team called him again on Tuesday to try a figure out what was the hold-up.

The contactor didn’t answer, so Bedell left a voicemail.

“Yeah, I just wanted to follow up because when we talked on February 1, you told me it would be in the next two weeks and it’s been almost four and it’s not been done yet,” Bedell said.

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A few hours later, the contractor called back. He said the weather is still holding him up and told the I-Team, “When we get a couple nice days in a row, I will get her on the schedule and we’ll be down there to finish it.”

“I’m not asking for anything extra. I’m just asking for the job to be done,” Williams said.

Williams also filed a consumer complaint with the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. The I-Team checked and their office said they’d assign a complaint specialist and reach out to the contactor on Williams’ behalf to try and resolve the issue.

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