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Residents press Bowling Green leaders on driveway flooding, sidewalk access and a stalled fire-damaged property
Summary
Three residents urged action: Faith Olsen reported yard and driveway flooding reaching about 6 feet, Debbie Thompson described a local Walking College fellowship focused on pedestrian access, and David Neuendorf pressed the city on enforcement and the use of fire-escrow funds for a fire-damaged site that has remained fenced for about two years.
Several residents used the public-comment period to press city officials on infrastructure, accessibility and a long-idled fire-damaged property.
Faith Olsen, who gave her West Mary Avenue address for the record, said severe stormwater flooding regularly inundates her driveway and yard near the Bowling Green Lake and golf course. "Because the water is so deep, it comes up 6 feet into my driveway," Olsen said, adding that pumps had been used previously to remove lake water and that she has seen utility crews run inspection cameras in nearby pipes. She asked the city to investigate and…
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