Residents of Old North Park told the city council they have experienced multiple flood events and loss of privacy since site work began on a nearby apartment development by StoneHawk Capital.

Diana Julian, a resident at 2500 Rugby Lane, said the project’s finished pad elevations were higher than agreed in a memorandum of understanding reached after neighbor‑developer meetings. “Ultimately, the pad site on Building 4 and especially the parking lot…were elevated to 6 feet off ground level,” Julian said, adding that parked vehicles and people are visible above residents’ 8‑foot privacy fences.

Neighbor Penny Wooten described heavy damage to her house on June 3 when “Class C contaminated construction site water” entered three‑quarters of her home. Wooten said her home remains gutted and in storage months later. Mary Jane Clayson and other homeowners showed video of creek‑like runoff channelling along the back fence line after storms; Clayson said the small lots cannot absorb the flows and that silt and temporary erosion controls have clogged drains.

Resident Clark Perkins, who inspected the site, told council a retaining pad stands roughly 3 inches taller than his 5'9" height and warned that three‑story buildings on the raised pad would loom over backyards within 20 feet. He asked council to consider a stop‑work order until drainage design and construction are independently validated.

Homeowner leaders asked council to require an independent third‑party drainage analysis and corrective construction if deficiencies are confirmed; they also requested replacing backyard fencing with 10‑foot board‑on‑board cedar and relocation or re‑evaluation of light poles so car lights do not flood residents’ yards at night. The residents said they want full reimbursement for property damage and loss of use.

City staff and the developer’s representative agreed to meet with neighborhood representatives after the meeting; staff indicated some interim measures (drain cleaning, temporary grading work, tree/landscape screening and light adjustments) were under discussion but residents said flooding continued after recent rains. No formal council action on the development was taken at this meeting.