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Residents warn removing Buckeye curve could worsen flooding and safety; county to share engineering report
Summary
Residents near County Road 1450 urged Montgomery County commissioners not to remove a curve and levee on South Buckeye, saying recent culvert work has increased erosion and could redirect floodwaters to low points and utilities.
Residents from the Buckeye Road area told Montgomery County commissioners that removing or altering a curve and levee near County Road 1450 could redirect floodwaters, damage utilities and create a new public-safety hazard for drivers and school buses.
“If you take that curve out, every time it floods, it's gonna flood right there,” a resident said during public comment, describing past overtopping and erosion. Multiple residents said the site has acted as a levee and that recent replacement…
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