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Resident urges fixes to Green Valley stormwater work as city staff outlines timeline
Summary
A Green Valley resident told the council the project area is muddy, unsafe for school bus drop-offs and lacks neighborhood representation; city staff provided a construction update saying storm lines have been installed up to Cliff Street, curb work will begin at 4th and Orchard and the contractor’s contract requires completion by May 29, with base asphalt targeted around Thanksgiving if weather allows.
A resident of Green Valley told the Ironton City Council on Sept. 12 that a stormwater project has left a field muddy and unsafe for children being dropped off by school bus and urged the city to place more rock in the area.
"We need more rock in that field... right now it's mud," the resident said, noting that during rain the area becomes difficult to traverse and saying she had seen a school bus drop a young child who had to walk through the mud. She also praised a water-bill discount but asked the council to consider additional relief for low-usage households, and said she had raised foundation and pot concerns with the EPA.
The resident said she was surprised the neighborhood lacked representation on the project committee and asked why no one from Green Valley had been included in notice distribution. The clerk interjected to clarify naming and said the project aligns with the stormwater committee’s work.
City staff provided a progress update in response. "The mayor just asked me to get an update on the project that's in Green Valley," a staff member told the council, saying the contractor has "installed all of the storm line on Thomas" and is "up to Cliff Street." The staff member said work had been delayed while Columbia Gas replaced a gas line and that curb pouring will begin starting at 4th and Orchard, with concrete driveway aprons to follow. Officials plan neighborhood text notifications about where crews will be working.
On timing, the staff member said the contractor's contract gives until May 29 to finish and that the contractor hopes to have base asphalt down "around Thanksgiving," caveating that the schedule is subject to weather and discoveries during digging.
The exchange left the council with visible concerns about neighborhood communication and construction impacts; staff said they will continue sending weekly or near-weekly updates and named specific streets where curbs and later asphalt work will occur.
The council took no formal action on the project at this meeting; the discussion was recorded during the audience participation and staff-update portions of the agenda.
