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Resident asks Payson to repair Sherwood Drive drainage after flooding damaged retaining wall

5916727 · October 8, 2025
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A Woodhill resident told the council the Sherwood Drive storm runoff overtopped the roadway in August 2022, damaged a retaining wall and that modifications to a culvert were made without town permits; the town previously inspected and acknowledged capacity issues and said the HOA is responsible for easement maintenance.

Jana DeForest, a Payson resident, told the Common Council on Oct. 8 that stormwater from Sherwood Drive overtopped a sidewalk during a heavy rain on Aug. 1, 2022, causing severe erosion and damage to a retaining wall at her property.

DeForest said town staff inspected the site and concluded modifications to a culvert and manhole did not match the approved 1996 civil improvement plans and appeared to have been made without permits. She said town staff told her the Woodhill Homeowners Association is responsible, under the recorded plat, for…

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