Resident urges city action on frequent flooding near Callisto Pump Station; says sewer manhole submerged

Ms. Matthews, who identified herself as a resident in the district, told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen during public comment that her property near the Callisto Pump Station experiences repeated flooding that damages driveways and requires frequent calls to city services.

"I'm Ms. Matthews. I'm in your district. I'm here to talk about what they probably don't want to hear about, it's flooding," she said, and provided a location of 473 Calista as a place board members could visit. She said a manhole for the sewer system on Edgemont Drive is "under about 5 inches of water right now" and that she called the city about three days earlier; she reported speaking with a Mike Hussain and someone she believes is the sanitation district supervisor.

Matthews described erosion and repeated damage to both her own driveway and a neighbor's where two creeks meet and said recent box culverts installed on Villages Court had increased flow velocity without solving the local flooding at her site. She asked the city to inspect and noted the cost to the city for repeated repairs and maintenance.

The comment was delivered during the meeting's public-comment period; no formal board action was recorded in response to her remarks during the session. The city staff presenters at the subsequent agenda item said engineering and stormwater sections of the Unified Development Ordinance are under review, but the transcript does not record an immediate operational response to Matthews' report.

Ending Matthews closed by thanking the board for their service and for the opportunity to speak.