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County says options limited for Riley Road drainage; small maintenance work proposed but full fixes would be costly
Summary
Road & Bridge staff presented engineering options for repetitive flooding on Riley Road and concluded modest ditch work (about 700 ft) could provide some relief but would not solve big storm flooding. Larger solutions would require easements, underground drains and expensive river outfalls; the court took no action and asked staff to continue communications with residents.
Residents raised persistent flooding and property damage concerns on Riley Road near the river. Road & Bridge staff presented seven rough engineering options from Freeland & Turk, ranging from modest roadside swales to full‑scale easement acquisition and underground storm infrastructure to convey flow to the river.
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