Angola Board of Works approves $75,300 cleanup of Fountain Subdivision retention pond after spring flooding

The Angola Board of Works on Monday, June 2 approved a contract to clean and restore the retention pond in the Fountain Subdivision at an estimated cost of $75,300.

The work was approved after board members discussed spring flooding that affected the neighboring Harrington Heights subdivision, where residents were reportedly trapped in their homes for several days and only a city vehicle sustained known property damage. The board directed staff to pursue the cleaning, obtain required permits from the Indiana Department of Transportation and seek recovery of costs from the current private owner.

The board approved the work after hearing that the pond had become filled with silt, overgrown with trees and brush, and was not holding water to its design capacity. City staff said they previously performed a limited…