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Sachse resident urges council to spend stormwater funds to fix Ponderosa Trail drainage
Summary
A Sachse resident told the council his property floods and urged the city to use stormwater utility funds to address clogged drainage ditches and a fiber-optic installation that limits cleanup, saying the city has not acted after prior requests to public works.
Fred Rolbaugh of 1803 Ponderosa Trail told the Sachse City Council during public comment Feb. 3 that persistent drainage problems have flooded his property and that he had asked city public works to act without success.
"I've lived on Ponderosa Trail for over 25 years and the drainage ditches have never been cleaned out there," Rolbaugh said. He said an earlier Frontier installation placed fiber-optic line in the drainage ditch with only about 12 inches of cover, which he said prevents cleaning in the city easement. "I'm asking you, imploring you, spend some money on stormwater runoff so people's houses stop getting flooded," he said.
Rolbaugh noted city utility bills include a stormwater charge and said he did not see money being spent on stormwater projects around the city. He said public works told him staff would "come out there and look at it when it rains" and suggested survey or laser checks, but he asked the council to allocate funds for maintenance and ditch cleaning.
Council did not take immediate action on the request during the meeting. The mayor reminded speakers that under the Texas Open Meetings Act the council may take comments under advisement but cannot discuss non-agenda items in detail during the meeting. No staff report or timeline for addressing Rolbaugh's complaint was provided on the record; the council did not vote or direct a specific follow-up during the public comment period recorded in the transcript.
Residents seeking follow-up should contact the city public works or the city secretary's office; no specific contact or follow-up task was issued in the meeting record.
