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Homeowners say repeated flooding reflects stormwater design failures; city response limited
Summary
Multiple College Meadows homeowners testified that repeated basement flooding results from design and inspection failures in the subdivision stormwater system; they cited a consultant report and said a tort claim was denied.
Several College Meadows homeowners told the Olathe council on Sept. 2 that repeated basement flooding results from systemic defects in the subdivision's stormwater design and city oversight.
Residents' claims and engineering observations
Homeowners — including Kate Gimbelo and Max Cook — described multiple floods over recent years in which water rose several feet and inundated finished basements. Gimbelo said the city's consultant, HNTB, identified four “major design and build issues” with the neighborhood stormwater system…
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