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Resident says failing retention ponds are eroding yards, city to order hydrology review
Summary
A lifelong resident told the City Council that retention ponds at the former high school and the Grove complex are failing, eroding her yard and sending trash into buried drainage pipes; the city said Simonton Engineering has been contracted for a hydrological study.
Betty Acock, a lifelong Milledgeville resident, told the City Council she has long suffered yard erosion, flooding and trash problems she attributes to improperly designed retention ponds at the former high school property and the nearby Grove complex. She said photos she brought show overflow pipes sitting near the waterline and that the ponds “do not hold back any water whatsoever,” and that runoff has damaged her property and downstream yards.
The council’s presiding officer acknowledged Acock’s concerns and said the city has arranged for a contractor to inspect the site. City Manager Mr. Griffin and another council member said the city has signed a contract with Simonton Engineering to perform a hydrological study to determine what corrective measures are needed.
The presentation did not include a schedule or detailed scope of work for the study; the presiding officer said the city cannot provide an exact inspection date but will notify Acock and try to be on site when the contractor arrives. The city also noted that some nearby complainants live outside Millledgeville city limits, which limits the city’s authority to act on properties that are wholly in the county unless annexation occurs.
The council did not take formal action during the meeting; staff said they will follow up with the resident once the engineering firm schedules the inspection.
