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Residents raise wetlands and sewer concerns near Lakeshore Parkway; city and council point to Army Corps permitting
Summary
Multiple residents reported deep trenching and concrete work near a wetland behind homes along Lakeshore Parkway and asked whether the project is city sewer work or wetland mitigation by a developer; councilors and staff said wetlands and mitigation permitting fall under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and offered to follow up.
Several West District residents used public comment time to raise concerns about heavy trenching, concrete barriers and apparent wetland alteration along Lakeshore Parkway and near Lakeview Parkway. Homeowners said the work appears to cut off water flow into a marsh behind houses and asked whether the activity is a city sewer project or wetland mitigation by a private developer.
One resident described visible work near her property and said: "They're basically, it seems to us, cutting off with concrete barriers the water flow into the marsh behind our house." That speaker said…
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