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Board approves two driveway permits despite discrepancies; orders drainage checks
Summary
The Evansville Board approved two driveway permits for a new subdivision after finding discrepancies between submitted plans and in‑field construction widths, and directed staff to verify drainage calculations and pipe sizing to reduce flood risk.
The Evansville Board of Public Works voted Aug. 8 to approve two driveway permit applications for a new subdivision even after staff and board members identified discrepancies between the site plans submitted and driveways constructed in the field.
City engineer Mister Wall introduced permit applications 1841 and 1842 and said the original site plans showed 18‑foot drives while the drives were constructed at 30, 34 and 37–38 feet. Applicant Jonathan Elpers, representing Gen 3 Contracting, told the board, "We submitted the site plan the way they wanted to see it, but put it in the…
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