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Saint George residents urge action on chronic drainage problems during Dorchester County public comment
Summary
Residents told council that poor drainage and overgrown ditches caused repeated flooding at properties in Saint George and asked the county for a maintenance plan and immediate action.
Residents in Saint George told Dorchester County Council on Oct. 20 that chronic drainage problems and overgrown ditches caused repeated flooding at homes and that they want the county to establish a regular maintenance schedule.
Miriam Hutto, who said she lives at 275 Country Club Boulevard in Saint George and was speaking about her mother’s property at 300 South Pearl Avenue, described an August 2024 flood at that address. “I’m here tonight asking county council to give urgent attention to the…
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