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Residents press council on recurring flooding as town launches 'Adopt a Drain' program
Summary
Residents described recurring flash flooding and a clogged culvert while the council's stormwater task force announced an "Adopt a Drain" volunteer program and noted DPW camera work found an unmapped manhole; residents requested hydraulic capacity analysis and clearer action-line follow-up.
During public comment, several residents urged faster, more technical responses to recurring flooding in areas served by the Maple Street catch basin and nearby culverts.
Robert Witchaw, a resident of Crest Road, told the council his field observations identified multiple inlet pipes feeding a single 12-inch outlet at a Maple Street catch basin and reported one culvert valve under the railroad was closed. "There's five pipes going into that one basin... there's one 12-in pipe lets the water out," Witchaw said,…
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