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Residents, church leaders press Adams County over erosion and drainage on Morgantown Road; engineer recommends berms and grassing
Summary
Church leaders and residents told supervisors stormwater has been diverting onto private church property on Morgantown Road, eroding a cemetery; county staff and an engineer recommended berms and grading and said federal programs (NRCS/EWP/USDA) may be needed but county legal limits and private-property rules constrain immediate action.
Pastors and residents urged the Adams County Board of Supervisors to intervene after years of runoff and erosion that speakers said is now damaging graves and private property along Morgantown Road.
Pastor Gregory Watkins described deepening erosion at the rear of his church property and a cemetery, saying “graves are breaking up” and that water from multiple directions is “pouring in like a river” across the church yard. He presented photos and video he said showed active flow and damage during storms.
County road staff and the county engineer described site visits and provided technical recommendations. The engineer (Jordan) told the board the most visible erosion occurs at the back left side of the…
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