Helotes approves larger detention ponds at Bryce Wood after resident reports new flooding

Helotes City Council on April 10 approved a replat of portions of Bryce Wood Subdivision Unit 5 to enlarge two detention ponds after a nearby resident said construction had changed historic drainage and left standing water on her property.

The action, moved by Council Member Sanders, removes residential lots to expand detention areas in an effort to reduce overland runoff and erosion. Council voted to approve the replat by voice vote with no recorded no votes.

Resident Leanna Lara, who identified herself as a Flores-area resident at 11320 Sunset Boulevard, told council the construction had diverted water and deposited silt and caliche onto her property. “There is still water in that holding area where whereas before, naturally, it drained within a…