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Resident urges fixes after repeated basement flooding linked to Roger Road drainage
Summary
At a July 7 Lebanon City committee meeting, resident Glenda Norris described a second basement flood in two years and urged the city to redesign drainage on Roger Road; staff and council described downstream pipe bottlenecks and said they will inspect the area and explore funding and engineering studies.
Glenda Norris told the Lebanon City council committee on July 7 that ‘‘this is the second time in two years my basement has flooded’’ after heavy rain and asked the city to address drainage problems along Roger Road.
That plea prompted a multi-part discussion among council members and staff about the town’s stormwater conveyance. A staff member said the lift station and force main work is installed but awaiting a utility hookup and inspection, while recent upgrades place large-diameter pipes upstream of an 8–10-inch constriction downstream that…
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