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Merriam council approves $42,590 hydraulic study to refine downtown flood options
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The Merriam City Council approved a $42,590 addendum with HNTB to complete a phase‑2 hydraulic analysis of historic downtown as the city evaluates Army Corps of Engineers proposals for Upper Turkey Creek.
The Merriam City Council on May 20 approved a $42,590 contract addendum with engineering firm HNTB to complete a phase‑2 hydraulic analysis of historic downtown Merriam.
City staff said the analysis is intended to give council members more precise cost estimates and design options for removing downtown from the FEMA floodplain while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completes its 35% design for the Upper Turkey Creek project. "We want the council to know if there are or not other options out there," Mr. Engel, a city staff member, said as he described two alternative approaches HNTB identified: a "full build" that would pull all of historic downtown out of the floodplain and a "no rise"…
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