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Council weighs Deerstone homeowners' drainage complaints; staff directed to review legal options
Summary
Council discussed longstanding private-property drainage impacts affecting two Deerstone homeowners and asked staff and the town attorney to review legal authorization and options; residents and the upstream property owner have expressed some willingness to contribute toward a fix.
Council discussed a multi-year drainage complaint from two homeowners in the Deerstone neighborhood and directed staff to review legal and practical options before taking fiscal action.
Todd (staff presenter) described a situation in which work on upstream private property previously stored dirt and temporarily held back flow; removal of that material altered how stormwater moved and led to sheet flow into the homeowners' yards. "This is private water, so . . . the town can't fix this problem…
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