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Homeowner presses Whitehouse council for fixes as Dews Drive flooding persists
Summary
Homeowner DeMarcus Hawkins urged the council to resolve chronic flooding at 107 Dews Drive; staff and council said state law limits city work on private property but agreed to apply the new drainage scoring and provide an assessment.
DeMarcus Hawkins told the Whitehouse City Council at its March meeting that his house at 107 Dews Drive has flooded repeatedly since about 1998 and that recent work to deepen a roadside ditch has only partially helped. Hawkins said the privately located low spot behind several homes — described in the meeting as a long-standing feature used to hold runoff — repeatedly fills and allows water to reach his house during heavy storms.
City staff and council members described a long history of attempts to reduce flooding at the location,…
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