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Resident renews drainage complaint on 100 South; board to inspect and seek engineering input
Summary
A resident, Coby Chateau, renewed a complaint about recurring flooding on 100 South Street. The board agreed to inspect the site, involve town public-works personnel (Russ Stewart referenced) and consider engaging an engineer to design a long-term drainage fix if required.
Orderville officials heard a renewed complaint about flooding on 100 South Street and agreed to investigate with town public-works staff and an engineer if necessary.
Resident Coby Chateau read a prepared letter to the board describing repeated basement flooding and asserting the town-owned roadside drainages are not being maintained. "I am asking again to please solve the flooding problem on these roads before more damage is done to my personal property," Chateau said while reading his submission. He said he had previously sent a letter and that the town had not contacted him directly about follow-up other than a neighbor.
Board members reviewed the background: residents said sidewalks in the area were historically installed by property owners, irrigation ditches had been piped or filled when the road was redone in 2017–2018, and repaving raised the roadbed above some house elevations. The board discussed whether the town has legal access and suggested clearing and reconstructing a long drainage channel with culverts and shallow cross-ditches to move water from the north side to the south side of the road; residents also suggested the work could act as a traffic-calming measure.
The council asked staff to inspect the drainage and to contact Russ Stewart (public works) to drive the route and assess options. A board member committed to follow up with the complainant and keep him informed; the board discussed whether to hire an engineer to produce a drainage design if initial inspection suggests more than routine maintenance is needed. No formal vote to authorize engineering was taken during the meeting; the board agreed to develop a scope and cost estimate and to bring recommendations back to a future meeting.
Ending: The board accepted the complaint for follow-up, directed staff to inspect the 100 South drainage and to coordinate with public-works personnel about next steps, and told the complainant they would keep him updated.
