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Residents press council on sewer overflows, evacuation alerts after intense rains; public works outlines rainfall impact
Summary
Residents reported ongoing sewer backups and urged the city to adopt alert systems; public works officials described intense short-duration rainfall (3.5'to nearly 5 inches in about 30 minutes in some areas), urged citizens to report flooding via 311, and said drainage channels carried water once it reached main ditches.
Several residents used public comment to press city officials on stormwater and emergency-notification issues after multiple intense rain events earlier in the week.
A resident reported recurring sewer backups on Gale Drive that have worsened since 2020 and said the system now overflows whenever it rains. Another resident, Addie Allen, urged the city to adopt mass-notification measures such as emergency sirens or other…
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