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Developer and residents debate drainage, wells and construction methods for Haber Road-area subdivision
Summary
Council and the developer exchanged questions about grading, detention sizing, well impacts and excavation methods for a proposed subdivision on Haber Road; several residents expressed concern about groundwater, ponding and traffic.
Council and the applicant discussed engineering and neighborhood impacts for the preliminary development plan at the northwest corner of National Road and Haber Road during the Oct. 7 Clayton City Council meeting.
Lance Oakes, the project's developer, told the council he and his engineers have “oversized” the proposed detention basin and added an extra freeboard as a safety factor; he said the grading and detention should improve — and possibly eliminate — the ponding residents now report. "We're very confident that we're gonna make the situation that's there today much better, if not fix it," Oakes said.
Council members and residents pressed the developer on three areas: surface-water drainage and ponding in rear yards, possible impacts to private wells, and excavation/blasting for rock removal. Resident Liam Bustos and Dana York (both Haber…
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