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Engineers: storage west of Lake Munson unlikely to stop south‑side flooding; city highlights decades of work
Summary
City stormwater staff and consultants presented analysis showing limited benefit from expanding storage near Silver Lake and detailed prior investments that prevented far more flooding in the April event; consultants recommended alternative conveyance and trash‑capture measures rather than further upstream storage.
City stormwater staff and outside consultants told the commission an analysis of the Jay Gaither neighborhood shows limited benefit from adding modest storage in and near Silver Lake and recommended targeted conveyance improvements and trash‑capture upgrades instead.
Stormwater Manager Jody Cahoon reviewed decades of investment in the Lower Lake Munson basin and said about $24,000,000 has been spent on projects in the Jay Gaither area over several decades, including a large channel reconstruction, box culvert upgrades and the East Drainage Ditch work that city crews completed…
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