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Residents press council over stormwater flooding; city approves engineering and lift‑station repairs
Summary
Resident complaints about flooding and denied insurance claims prompted the council to approve a Barr Engineering proposal ($36,000) to design ditch and conveyance work near 40 First Street and to authorize replacement of check valves and related work at the South Hughes Road lift station for $25,216.
A Hibbing resident’s appeal about repeated stormwater flooding and denied insurance claims drew council attention Wednesday; the council authorized an engineering proposal to study and design conveyance repairs and approved immediate repairs at a nearby lift station. Resident Jeremy Tyson told the council he had received two denials from the insurance carrier (the League of Minnesota Cities was referenced) after stormwater damage to his property; he contended that roughly 800 acres of stormwater are directed to a creek that flows through his property and that a lift-station outage in 2022 contributed to backups. Tyson said he had paid to replace a furnace and…
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