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Residents raise dry-well complaints as council moves Timnath Landing PD amendment and GID debt steps forward
Summary
A resident told council that about 20 Old Town wells remain dry after nearby augmentation ponds were filled; staff said monitoring provisions initiated a two-year cure period for developer remediation.
A Timnath resident told the council during public comment that up to 20 private wells in Old Town remain dry after construction and filling of new augmentation ponds associated with Timnath Lakes, and urged the town to act.
"20 of us, Old Town residents in Timnath, lost our wells and they're not coming back," Carl Elliott said. "They stole our water and the town allowed it to happen. I don't appreciate it." Elliott said his adjudicated well and others were measured two weeks earlier and were still dry.
Planning staff described the town's monitoring and remedy process for wells when augmentation ponds are constructed.…
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