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Southlake residents urge bank stabilization, not grinder pumps or lift station, at Jones Branch public forum
Summary
Residents from Simmons Court, Rainforest Court and nearby yards pressed the council to prioritize bank stabilization (Option B) for the Jones Branch sanitary sewer corridor, arguing erosion — not the gravity-fed sewer pipe — is the immediate problem and that lift stations or grinder pumps would create maintenance, safety and property-use issues.
Residents from three neighborhoods used the City of Southlake’s public forum to press the council to prioritize bank stabilization over options that would put lift stations or grinder pumps in residential areas.
Several residents described progressive erosion along Jones Branch and said the existing gravity-fed sewer system has functioned for decades. "Our sanitary system works perfectly," said Ximena Perea of Rainforest Court, urging the council to "do option B. Definitely not C or D." Perea…
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