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Volunteer offers rain-garden plan for Main Street behind old jail; council agrees to place item on next agenda
Summary
A volunteer proposed installing a rain garden behind Main Street to manage runoff and improve landscaping near the old jail; councilmembers asked colleagues to visit the site and placed the request on the next agenda for formal consideration.
A volunteer-speaker described a plan to install a rain garden on city property behind Main Street near the old jail and asked the council to allow staff to place a formal request on the next agenda.
The speaker said a Department of Natural Resources representative previously assisted with a rain garden north of the tech house and near the pool and that the earlier installation had been successful. She described the proposed location, the need to dig out and place rock to manage water flow, and the potential for donated plants and rock. She also said she would perform a percolation test and produce a planting plan if the council agreed.
Councilmembers asked colleagues to visit the site before the next meeting. A councilmember moved that the item be placed on the next agenda for formal approval so the presenter could prepare a plan and the council could review site conditions; the chair and a majority of council agreed. No formal budget or commitments were made at the Feb. 24 meeting; staff said the presenter should provide a plan and any requests for city resources would be considered after staff review and formal agenda placement.
