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Laguna Niguel residents ask council to force developer fix drainage, fence stagnant pit at The Cove
Summary
Two nearby homeowners told the City Council that a developer’s removal of long‑standing drainage has diverted runoff into a six‑foot, algae‑covered pit at The Cove development, creating a persistent safety and nuisance problem they say the city has not adequately addressed.
Two Laguna Niguel homeowners told the City Council on Aug. 19 that drainage work at The Cove development has diverted water onto neighboring property and into an unfenced, algae‑covered pit they say has existed for more than six months and poses a safety risk. Nathan Smith, who said he lives less than half a mile from council chambers, and neighbor Cheryl Friedling urged the city to require the developer to fix the drainage, fence the pit and improve communication with residents. The Cove development, which residents said occupies the site of the Crown Cove condominiums destroyed in the 1998 Via Estoril landslide, sits at the base of a buttress that previously carried drainage infrastructure. Smith said the developer removed that infrastructure and that runoff now backs up on Niguel Summit Homeowners Association property and pools…
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