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Greensburg resident urges county action after years of backyard flooding; officials say crews will inspect after chip sealing
Summary
Merle Donahoe told Rush County commissioners that chronic flooding around her Greensburg home left up to 18 inches of standing water and trapped her for days. County staff said crews inspected the site and will address drainage once recent chip-sealing work finishes, likely within 'a week or two.'
Merle Donahoe, a resident of 10856 Southeast Street in Greensburg, told Rush County commissioners she has endured recurring flooding at her home for years and described one recent event when "it was over a foot and a half" of water at her front step that left her unable to leave for three days.
Donahoe said a railroad ditch and nearby culverts are clogged with trees, briars and other debris and that gravel has…
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