Council, staff say storm-sewer permits delayed as park drainage and corridor capacity remain priorities

City leaders and planning staff told the Shepherdsville City Council they are working to coordinate a major storm-sewer extension to serve the park and adjacent growth corridors while they await outstanding permits. Planning director Jimmy and council members described a large-diameter storm line in the park project and said the city is awaiting final permits before installing parts of the system. Jimmy and others discussed a main that would tie into a 12-inch or larger trunk and noted that at least one portion of the scheme had been designed with greater-than-standard pipe sizes to permit future extensions. Council member and staff exchanges during the meeting referenced a line as large as 96 inches in an existing section of park infrastructure and said the new extension would not be as large but would tie into the larger system. Council members asked for more detailed drawings before the next meeting; Jimmy requested that planning and council review the storm-sewer plan and the overall corridor alignment so private developments can be leveraged to fund off-site drainage improvements. City council member Bonnie and others said they had been waiting several weeks for the city's stormwater permit to be issued so crews could place pipe and complete work already staged at the site. Bonnie said the permit process had taken roughly six weeks and that persistent rain created additional delay in moving heavy construction forward. City staff said some work that did not require a permit had proceeded (playground and filtration building work) but that main line placement awaited the permit. Council also discussed using private development to extend storm drainage off-site and to align future connections between the park and the corridor; staff suggested coordinating with public-works staff (named Scott and Arthur in the discussion) to ensure sewer and storm lines avoid unintended inflow to sanitary sewers and to confirm capacities where stormwater and sewer rights-of-way meet. Ending: Staff asked applicants and council members to review larger-resolution sewer and drainage drawings prior to the August docket and to expect follow-up reports on permit status and a construction timetable once permits are issued.