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East Ridge residents report severe yard and garage flooding, ask council for ditch maintenance
Summary
Several residents described flooding after heavy rain that they say overflowed a drainage ditch near Brooklet Trail and Marlborough Avenue and seek City action; city staff said responsibility depends on whether the structures lie in city right-of-way or private easement.
Several East Ridge residents told the City Council on July 10 that heavy rain earlier this week caused a drainage ditch next to their properties to overflow, flooding garages, crawl spaces and yards and causing thousands of dollars in damage.
The complaints focused on the ditch behind homes on Brooklet Trail and a concrete channel that runs under a bridge near Marlborough Avenue. Gloria Thurman said water breached her garage and totaled her car. "I ended up with like a $100,000 worth of damage because of this last flooding," Thurman said during the council's citizen comment period.
Kathy Dolloff, who lives two doors from the same ditch, described water that rose over a concrete bridge and tore down trees and fences. She said she and neighbors had…
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