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Helotes resident urges city help after heavy rains flood Cedar Springs ditch
Summary
A Cedar Springs resident told the Helotes City Council that a downstream ditch has repeatedly flooded after nearly 9 inches of rain, and raised questions about a city 'fee in lieu of drainage' and past TxDOT work that changed local drainage.
Helotes — At the June 26 City Council meeting, resident Brian Opplinger described repeated flooding and debris buildup in a ditch that runs past his Cedar Springs neighborhood and asked the council to consider using city funds or authority to address the problem.
Opplinger said the area received “somewhat close to 9 inches in a 24 hour period” during a recent storm and that the ditch now holds debris…
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