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Resident urges action on stormwater flooding near Westville Park Estates; mayor says city will follow up
Summary
At the May 20 meeting a Westville Park Estates resident described repeated flooding after heavy rain, blamed increased impervious surface and called for construction of a retention pond; the mayor acknowledged the issue and staff inspected the property.
Susan Pfeiffer, a resident of Westville Park Estates, told the Gainesville Mayor and Council on May 20 that repeated stormwater runoff and recent flooding on May 12 have damaged property and that the city has delayed constructing a retention pond on land near an abandoned fire station.
"What has been done to manage all the additional runoff for our city? Do the right thing for the people that you serve," Pfeiffer told the council, saying the overgrown ditch at the fire station with three…
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