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Council debates moratorium on development amid stormwater concerns; staff advises standards review instead
Summary
A councilmember asked for a development moratorium until the city can fund long-term maintenance of detention ponds; staff and other councilors warned a moratorium would stall construction and recommended updating design standards and convening engineers and stakeholders for targeted changes.
A councilmember asked the Montgomery City Council to consider a moratorium on new development so the city could establish a funding vehicle to maintain detention and retention ponds; staff and other councilmembers urged a measured review of standards instead of a citywide halt to development.
The request noted that many neighborhoods face recurring flooding when detention ponds silt and are not maintained. The councilmember said developers historically have not preserved long-term maintenance and that…
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