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Residents and city staff weigh fixes after development drainage floods private property

3303592 · May 13, 2025
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Summary

A resident said new work in a nearby development has redirected stormwater onto his property; city staff and a board member described options including extending utility easement drainage or redirecting flow to an existing culvert box.

A North Fort Smith resident raised a public comment alleging the new Sisters development redirected stormwater onto his property by cutting a drainage channel, causing repeated flooding.

Thomas Gage presented photos and a packet to the board, describing a beaver‑cut channel and a road grade he said directed runoff onto his parcel and an adjacent apartment property.…

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