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Resident and school officials ask council for help after highway work redirects drainage onto football field
Summary
A community representative told the council that state highway work and culvert backflow have redirected stormwater onto the high-school football and track area. He asked the town to coordinate with the school board and county to study rerouting, pumping or recapture measures.
During public comment the council heard from Justin Harris, who said drainage changes tied to a state highway project and culvert backflow valves are directing water onto the high-school football and track fields and creating recurring wet conditions. Harris said the change appears to have redirected water that previously flowed toward French Creek, and that the school and community are seeking a joint solution.
He asked the town to participate in a multi-party review — proposing a meeting with the school, county officials and engineering consultants — to consider options such as local pumping, collection basins or rerouting the flow back toward the original drainage path. Council members agreed the issue merits a technical review and asked staff to coordinate with floodplain officials, the county and the school to scope potential fixes and any funding implications.
What happens next: council staff agreed to help convene stakeholders and to ask the county and engineers to examine feasible remedies; no financial commitment was made at this meeting.
