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City staff preview Boggy Creek drainage project, warn residents of tree removal
Summary
City staff briefed the commission on a planned Boggy Creek drainage project in the FY 2026 CIP that will formalize an existing channel west of Constitution Avenue; staff said the project is in preliminary design, budgeted at about $1.9 million, and will require clearing trees and changing backyard landscaping for some adjacent properties.
City staff told the Enid Mayor and Board of Commissioners that a planned drainage and flow-line project in the Boggy Creek basin is in preliminary design and will alter back-yard landscaping for some nearby residents.
A city staff presenter identified in the record as Raleigh said the project is included in the FY 2026 Capital Improvement Program and that the “current budget is about a million doll almost a million $900,000.” Raleigh said the work will establish a defined flow line and drainage channel between Willow and Chestnut and Oakwood and Garland, west of Constitution Avenue.
Raleigh told commissioners the channel exists now in a natural, irregular form but is not an established engineered channel. The project will create a stable flow line with slope control to maintain drainage, and staff warned that construction will require removing trees in adjacent back yards. "There will be a lot of phone calls and stuff like that for you guys because there will be a... landscape change in the back backyards," Raleigh said.
Commissioner Baker asked about the channel's final shape, including whether it would be "trued up" and whether it would have a flat bottom or side wings. Raleigh replied the plan is for grassed slopes and a paved flow line, with a paved concrete channel about 6 to 8 feet wide and "probably, like, a 6 inch curve on both sides" to help with maintenance and cleaning equipment. The staff presenter said there will not be winged side channels.
Raleigh emphasized that the item was informational and that "there is nothing action taken at this time." The project remains in surveying and preliminary design phases; staff said they brought it forward to notify commissioners in advance of public reactions.
Why it matters: stabilizing drainage channels can reduce flooding risk and maintenance needs, but the project will change private landscaping and require tree removal on properties near the channel. Commissioners noted the project lies primarily in Ward 6 and near Ward 5, signaling that constituents in those wards are likely to receive inquiries.
Next steps: staff said surveying and preliminary design work are ongoing and that the project will return for formal design review and any required approvals; no construction or tree removal approvals were sought or granted at this meeting.
