Nathan Smith

The owners of a southwest Jefferson County mobile home pay fines and pledge fixes after discharges of raw sewage into an Ohio River tributary. KyCIR broke the story last year of sewage and stench issues that have plagued the park for years.

A Jefferson County Judge has refused to toss out a civil suit alleging the corporate owner of 17 Kentucky mobile home parks illegally evicted residents. One of the company's owners is campaign chairman for gubernatorial candidate Jack Conway, the Attorney General.

SSK Communities has been the focus of a recent KyCIR investigation into sub-par conditions at a Louisville trailer park. The company has been cited repeatedly for letting untreated sewage escape from a manhole into a public stream.

In a part of Jefferson County prized for its country air, the stench of raw sewage creeps across sections of Joyce Kennerly's neighborhood."It's…

For years, sewage at the Ashley Pointe Mobile Home Park has seeped into yards, under trailers and, according to the state, into a nearby stream. Residents say they've had enough. Meanwhile, the company -- led by a well-known Kentucky political fund-raiser -- denies many of the allegations.