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Palmview reviews flood response, drainage projects and grant work after heavy rains
Summary
City staff reported on around-the-clock pumping, targeted cleanups and pending drainage grant projects after recent heavy rainfall. Officials said crews worked 12-hour shifts, parks and fields were damaged, and several grant-funded drainage designs are nearing completion.
City staff briefed the Palmview City Commission on the municipal response to a heavy rain event during the April 1 meeting, outlining pumping operations, areas affected and follow-up infrastructure work including pending grant projects.
The public works report said crews operated in two 12-hour shifts and that the city's command center in the council chambers was used to track resources and coordinate pumps, equipment and closures. “The public work supervisors are also responsible for tracking and logging the man hours used, and any assets such as trucks, trailers, pumps, or any other heavy equipment,” a Public…
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