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Keizer resident presses council over flooding from beaver dams; city says private property owners must act
Summary
A resident whose backyard has flooded said previous city responses were insufficient. City staff and the attorney told the council the city lacks authority to remove beavers on private property and will instead provide resources and an informational mailer to residents along Claggett Creek.
A Keizer resident told the City Council on Sept. 2 that persistent flooding at a property on Claggett Creek has left yards underwater and caused algae and mosquito problems. The resident said prior promises of site surveys and a pond-leveling pipe had not been fulfilled.
Devin Kratzberger spoke on behalf of property owners Jose and Loretta Zavala and asked, "So what's gonna be done with the Beaver Dam?" He said the water was "almost…
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