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Resident urges town to flag Mirror Street parcel over drainage, missing records
Summary
At the Jan. 21 Plan Commission meeting resident Angie Michael urged officials to add a file note or flag to a parcel near Lee Cove she says has long caused drainage problems on her property and that town records about past determinations appear missing.
A Cedar Lake resident asked the Plan Commission on Jan. 21 to mark a parcel on Mirror Street so future developers or buyers would be required to address long-standing drainage problems.
"I had the reason that I came tonight is because I watched the storm water board meeting last week…and there was a permit given regardless which was one of the issues that had been brought up," said Angie Michael, who identified herself as a resident of 12806 Lee Court. She told the commission she has raised water problems affecting her yard for years and said town records documenting prior decisions are missing or incomplete.
Michael said engineers and town staff previously advised that the most practical remedy offered to her was relocating her well at substantial cost, and she described repeated appearances before multiple town bodies since 2023. She asked whether the commission could place a "red flag" or internal note on the file for the property behind her house (address discussed on the record) to ensure drainage is addressed prior to any future building permit.
Town staff and the town engineer explained that today's permitting rules require any meets-and-bounds parcel to be subdivided and engineered before a structure can be approved, which will trigger drainage review and controls. Staff also agreed to add an internal file note to the property record. "That's part of the answer to your question," one staff member said while describing how future permitting would require engineered stormwater mitigation.
Commissioners acknowledged the historical problems and described steps taken since the earlier development failures, including updated ordinances and engineering review requirements intended to prevent similar issues. Staff committed to follow up and to add the requested notation to the property file so future buyers and permit reviewers will have notice of potential drainage constraints.
The commission did not change any permit status at the meeting but recorded the resident's complaint and directed staff to add documentation and follow up with engineering review as needed.
