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Residents press county on safety, costs and legal limits as flood plans take shape
Summary
At a Coconino County meeting on Muns Park flood risk, residents asked about dam failure risks, private‑property fixes, ADOT engagement and wastewater lagoon inundation; county staff warned that individual actions offer limited benefit, Arizona gift law prevents individual property subsidies, and feasibility and permitting will take time and money.
Residents at a Coconino County Flood Control District meeting raised safety, liability and equity questions after consultants outlined conceptual flood‑mitigation projects for Muns Park.
Multiple residents asked whether private property owners could be empowered or aided to alter on‑lot channels or dredge private areas such as Lake Odell to reduce flood risk. Flood Control District Administrator Lucinda Andreani said individual small‑scale changes would have "almost 0 impact" on the large volumes passing through the watershed and that the district cannot fund work that exclusively benefits one…
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