Burns Harbor board hears report on Cohen Street trail drainage, reviews MS4 transition and upcoming paving

The Burns Harbor Stormwater Board on Feb. 6 received an engineer's report saying a drainage structure beneath a newly constructed trail on Cohen Street sits higher than the adjacent grade and could prevent full flow, and the board discussed separate drainage complaints at a Taco Bell site and the town cemetery.

Jeanette, the board engineer, told members the trail's underdrain "is not at the elevation; it is higher than the adjacent grade, so not all the water that would flow through there can get out." She said the engineering firm SEH designed the trail and that Adam Marsh inspected it, but the board has not been asked to prepare a design fix and has not been told who is responsible for implementing repairs.

The finding matters because impeded flow can lead to localized ponding and property impacts; the board said responsibility for a remedy remains to be…