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Mayor urges regional watershed review after flood; staff secures state-funded $600,000 drainage master plan
Summary
After a significant rain event that flooded parts of the city, Mayor Latimer pressed for a watershed-scale drainage review and staff reported successful placement on a state funding list for a drainage master plan estimated at about $600,000 to be included in the city's five-year CIP.
Mayor Carol Latimer used the April 28 council meeting to press the need for a regional look at drainage after a May 20 flooding event that closed parts of FM 1103 and other routes. She said individual developments meet city drainage standards but asked whether cumulative impacts across multiple jurisdictions feeding a shared tributary have been evaluated: "How multiple developments interact within the same watershed over time" is the question she posed.
Staff explained the city does not control the entire watershed and lacks resources for a full…
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