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Residents urge College Station to fund independent study and fixes after years of flooding in Emerald Forest
Summary
Several Emerald Forest residents told the City Council their yards and foundations have been repeatedly flooded in recent years and asked the city to commission an independent drainage/creek‑bed study, citing increased runoff, siltation, and damage tied to upstream development.
Several longtime Emerald Forest residents appealed to the City of College Station on July 10 for an independent engineering study and targeted fixes after a pattern of flooding they say has worsened in recent years.
At the meeting’s public‑comment segment, Susan Ferrari said stormwater flowing under Emerald Parkway has eroded her backyard and destroyed a retaining wall, and that a city claim was denied. “I just beg the city council to take a look at our water flow in this area,” Ferrari said, asking for an engineering study by a disinterested third party.
Neighbor Cheryl Wenk…
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