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Engineers recommend cleaning existing channel for Bluff Drainage Project; alternatives would cost far more
Summary
DGR Engineering recommended Alternative 1 — clearing and regrading the existing Bluffs drainage channel — as the least costly and least environmentally impactful approach. Alternatives that relocate the channel would require park and sewer relocation and cost roughly $1.8–$1.9 million or more.
Trent Bruce of DGR Engineering told the City Council that the Bluffs Drainage Project should proceed with Alternative 1, which focuses on cleaning and regrading the existing channel to restore intended drainage function and allow city maintenance access.
Bruce outlined the program history, explaining the city created an annual drainage-maintenance fund in recent years to finance projects that previously lacked a dedicated funding source. The Bluffs channel had become overgrown with invasive trees and debris that traps sediment and blocks flow, and the project has been…
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