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Resident tells San Bernardino committee Myers Creek drainage is overwhelmed, urges completion of study
Summary
A resident told the Development and Environmental Review Committee that Myers Creek’s drainage capacity has fallen and asked staff to complete and act on a stalled drainage study to prevent flooding of homes and streets.
Hank Mitchell, a San Bernardino resident, told the Development and Environmental Review Committee on June 11 that Myers Creek’s drainage system is no longer handling storm runoff and urged staff to complete a delayed study and improve the channel.
Mitchell, who identified his address as 3766 Belmont Avenue, said Myers Creek drains “9 canyons and or riparian streams on the Martin Ranch and the Magnolia Alluvial Plain” and that development on the alluvial plain has reduced the creek’s capacity. “In the past, when the soils were absorbing, we could handle up to a 4…
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