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Residents ask Rio Dell to fix chronic drainage on View Avenue after water-main work
Summary
Homeowners on View Avenue told the council that stormwater from the street funnels into yards, washing out fences and causing standing water; they asked the city to inspect the site and consider installing a collection box or small curb/berm while adjacent water-line work is underway.
RIO DELL, Calif. — Homeowners on View Avenue asked the Rio Dell City Council on Sept. 16 to inspect persistent stormwater flooding that they say funnels from the street onto their properties and to add the problem to a future agenda for repair options.
"Our home was built in the 1950s and was the first house on the block," resident Laura Berry told the council. "Decades later, when the city added a sidewalk and curb in the 1980s, it ended just before our property. Unfortunately, this has created a situation where all the stormwater from the street is funneled into our yard.... Despite our efforts building a makeshift drain and…
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