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Owner may fill retention pond on Anglican Pike; drainage, wetlands and property questions remain
Summary
Board members relayed that the private owner of a retention pond on Anglican Pike told them he may fill the pond to address mosquitoes and aesthetics, but doing so would require new drainage, survey work and agreement on costs; the pond is on private land, not town-owned.
A board member updated the meeting on concerns about a retention pond on Anglican Pike that neighbors said had become a mosquito concern and was overgrown.
The property owner, identified in the discussion as Michael Grims, told the board the pond could be filled, but that filling would require installing a drainage line and engineering work. The board member said he will connect Grims with Paul (the town’s survey/engineering contact) and the county surveyor to assess feasibility and possible costs, and noted that the property and pond are privately owned, not town property.
The speaker said neighbors’ runoff currently flows into the pond and then into the ditch along Shamrock Road, reaching the upper lake, so any alteration will need to account for existing drainage paths. The board emphasized that, absent legal authority to require work, expense would likely fall on the owner unless the town compels action or negotiates cost-sharing.
The town will research plat and drainage records and consult with Paul and the county surveyor before taking further steps; no town-funded remediation was approved at the meeting.
