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Residents press Wilson County Road Commission over recurring creek flooding and blocked cross drains
Summary
Several homeowners described recurring flooding that they say results from blocked pipes and uncleared creek channels near Leeville Road, Glable Road and adjacent properties; county road staff explained limits of county authority and possible next steps.
Multiple residents told the Wilson County Road Commission on March 13 that creek channels and cross drains near Leeville Road, Glable Road and nearby private properties are not being maintained and that the situation is causing recurring flooding of a neighboring home.
At the meeting a homeowner said the creek “needs to be cleaned out” and reported that the stream has been blocked for decades; another attendee said the pipe had been closed “for well over 15 years.” Residents described standing water that reaches under a nearby house and debris that flows across the road when the creek overtops its channel.
County road-division staff explained the commission’s operational…
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