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Gallatin council weighs three‑option fix for stormwater flooding at American Legion veterans residence; ARPA deadline complicates choice
Summary
After public comments from a veteran asking for fee refunds, city staff told the Gallatin City Council there are three realistic options to fix chronic flooding at the American Legion veterans residence: proceed with the originally designed Hill/Hale Avenue extension, build a new detention pond on Liberty Baptist Church land, or return $500,000 in ARPA funds and redesign. Time limits on the federal funds and property access issues, including the church’s reluctance and possible condemnation of a small parcel, shaped the debate and a decision to revisit the matter at the Dec. 9 work session.
A special council work session on stormwater in Gallatin turned toward hard tradeoffs on how to use $500,000 in ARPA funds to address chronic flooding at the American Legion veterans residence.
Chris Shoemaker, a veteran who identified himself as a "7 year US army vet, 100% disabled," told the council the Legion has paid stormwater fees for years and asked for a refund of $11,371 so the group could contribute to remediation coordinated with the city and neighboring property owners. "I'm asking that you consider the stormwater refund," Shoemaker said during public recognition.
City staff summarized their technical review and schedule constraints. "There's only 3 valid options to move forward," Mr. Tuttle told the council: (1) proceed with the previously designed Hill/Hale Avenue extension that would remove Woods Ferry Road and expand detention at Bell/Bale Street; (2) build a roughly 100‑foot‑wide detention pond on Liberty Baptist Church land just north of the veterans residence (staff said church negotiators…
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