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Residents press council on stormwater damage and billing errors; council pledges follow‑up
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Summary
Multiple East Point residents urged city action on long‑running stormwater damage, potential ordinance inconsistencies, and billing errors. Dr. Sandra Moss Robinson sought an engineering assessment within 10 days and a corrective plan; councilmembers committed to follow‑up and referrals to staff.
Several East Point residents used the Feb. 16 public‑comment period to press the city for action on stormwater damage and utility billing problems.
Dr. Sandra Moss Robinson, 3008 Meadowlark Drive, described progressive erosion at her property that she said municipal stormwater and roadway drainage created, including a collapse on Dec. 24, 2015. She said she filed claims months ago without a formal investigation and asked the council to: direct Public Works to schedule an on‑site engineering assessment within 10 days and provide written findings on water sources contributing to the erosion; deliver a written corrective plan with a timeline; restore safe access to two municipal sewer manholes on her property; and authorize funding from the stormwater enterprise fund to complete the work. Robinson said she will cooperate with easements and reasonable releases and said she has photos and records documenting the condition.
Ernestine Pittman asked the council to repeal or amend the stormwater utility ordinance, saying she has found conflicting ordinance records and disputing some historical attributions and signatures in posted documents; she also objected to provisions she read as authorizing utility disconnection for nonpayment of stormwater fees. Other residents — Timothy Hand and Anthony Derubas — reported individual utility‑billing errors that left them with unexpectedly large balances or duplicate line items and said responses from city staff have been slow. Michael Hightower raised concerns about the local vendor preference program and uneven public engagement on the Loma Berry Drive Trails project.
Councilmembers acknowledged the concerns and pledged staff follow‑up. Councilmember Ziegler asked constituents to email her with case details. Councilmember Hemming said she would follow up with Ms. Pittman about the ordinance records and asked the city manager and department heads to look into billing and customer‑service issues. The council did not take formal action on individual claims at the meeting but directed staff to investigate and to provide reporting as appropriate.
