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Perry council appoints flood district chair, hears update on new debris basins
Summary
The Perry City Council approved appointments to the Flood Control District and heard a report from a consultant on recent flood projects, including an expanded Evans debris basin and a new 4.83-acre-foot basin in Matthias Canyon completed in November 2024.
The Perry City Council on Feb. 26 approved the appointments of Kevin Peebley as chair and Mike Harper as vice chair of the Perry City Flood Control District and then heard a detailed update on recent flood-control work.
Matt Robertson of Ford Jones and Associates told the council the district was created after major floods in the 1980s and now manages debris basins and drainage on Perry Canyon, 3 Mile Creek, Evans Canyon and Matthias Canyon. “I work with Ford Jones and Associates. I’ve been working with the flood district for the last 9 or 10 years,” Robertson said in his presentation, summarizing the district’s maintenance and project work.
Robertson said 3 Mile Creek drains a 4.81-square-mile basin and estimated a 100-year flow of about 210 cubic feet per second. He traced the district’s history — noting Civilian Conservation Corps work in the 1930s and major repairs after the 1983–84 floods — and described recent capital work, including an expansion of the Evans Canyon debris basin (capacity increased from about 0.6 to 1.5 acre-feet, completed in 2023) and construction of a new Matthias Canyon basin.
“The new debris base that’s been constructed now is 4.83 acre feet,” Robertson said, adding that the Matthias Canyon project was built by Reader Excavating and completed in November 2024 at an approximate cost of $500,000. He told the council the flood district financed the Matthias project from its accounts and did not need to take a loan or obtain grants.
Council members and residents asked about specific drainage structures — including a culvert area near 2400 South and Mountain View Park — and whether those spots are on the district’s maintenance list. Robertson said the district regularly inspects basins and that he would bring the location up with the board to consider adding it to the maintenance contract.
The council approved the flood-board appointments by roll call; the minutes record Council members Walker, Osler, Wright and Tueller as voting in favor.
