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Milton residents press council for formal inspection after December flooding
Summary
Residents and a planning commissioner urged Milton council to order a formal site inspection and verify permitting after intense December flooding; council and staff acknowledged the problem and said staff had responded but did not commit to a timeline for a city-led inspection.
At the Jan. 5, 2026, Milton City Council meeting, residents urged the council to investigate recurring street and yard flooding tied to an apparent buried drainage system.
Jacqueline Whalen, who returned to the podium to follow up on prior comments, thanked city staff for a prompt on-site response and said crews “did a very good job of taking care of the problem to the extent that they could,” while noting ongoing concern about a reduced stormwater budget.
Dana Oler, introduced herself as both a Milton…
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