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Northside residents tell council repeated water-main breaks flooded basements; mayor pledges engineering review
Summary
A Northside resident described multiple water-main breaks (July 2025, Dec. 17 and Dec. 19) that flooded lower levels and garages on Columbia Avenue and nearby streets; Mayor Patterson and engineering staff said they are investigating causes including aging pipes and pump pressure and exploring corridor replacement and soft-start pump solutions.
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, resident Lisonbee Sinkoff described three water-main breaks in her neighborhood — one in July 2025 and two in December (Dec. 17 and Dec. 19) — that sent "torrents of water and mud" across Columbia Avenue, overwhelmed drainage and flooded finished lower levels and garages.
Sinkoff said homeowners have invested in mitigation (French…
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