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Warren County officials recommend buying two flood-prone homes in Stonecrest to expand stormwater basin
Summary
Stormwater Director Nikki Kohler urged the fiscal court to acquire two repeatedly flooded properties in Stonecrest Subdivision, demolish the structures and expand detention basins to reduce future repetitive losses and improve water quality; engineers would design work for bidding if the court approves next steps.
Stormwater Director Nikki Kohler told the Warren County Fiscal Court on Nov. 10 that county staff recommends acquiring two repeatedly flooded parcels in Stonecrest Subdivision and converting them into stormwater infrastructure to reduce future flood damage.
Kohler said the April storm left 9–12 inches of rain in parts of the county and that, for these two houses, "the cost for repairs are not necessarily cost effective or beneficial," adding that the county would use the parcels to "do stormwater flood mitigation and water quality improvements." She told the court the preferred approach would be to expand or create a double basin, remove the homes and add native plantings to store and clean runoff.
Why it matters: The properties sit in the Lost River…
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