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Resident objects to Eldon Ditch work; council approves engineering amendment and to seek Army Corps input

2934864 · April 9, 2025
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Summary

A Sylvania resident asked council to pause plans for Eldon Ditch watershed work and questioned tree and memorial handling; council approved a $4,378 amendment to engineering services and directed staff to submit a jurisdictional determination to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Anthony Haddad, a Sylvania resident, urged the City Council on April 7 to pause the Eldon Ditch watershed project and to delay the city’s request for a jurisdictional determination from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Haddad said the project lacked a clear, publicly communicated long-term purpose and raised concerns about historical and memorial site impacts, including removed or damaged memorial markers and trees in the Memorial Grove.

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