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Island Creek residents press Paducah commissioners over floodgate closures, request robocall alerts
Summary
At the June 24 Paducah Board of Commissioners meeting, Island Creek-area residents said city floodgates were closed without adequate notice during spring high-water events and asked the city to meet with residents and establish emergency robocalls; residents estimated personal damages and urged clearer floodwall management.
Island Creek-area residents told the Paducah Board of Commissioners on June 24 that a city employee had closed floodgates without notifying affected residents, and they asked the city to meet with neighborhood representatives and to set up an emergency robocall system.
At the meeting, resident Joe Burkhad said he met with city staff the previous day and that the city’s flood superintendent — identified in public comments as Keith Riley — had, in Burkhad’s recounting, asserted unilateral control over decisions to close the Hudson Road floodgate. “What I’m up here to discuss is Mister Riley’s involvement in floodwall management,” Burkhad said. He told commissioners he was concerned that those gate decisions were made without…
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