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Galesville council approves storm‑sewer design, adds $200,000 to bond to address Campus Court flooding
Summary
After a resident described more than three years of flooding in Campus Court, the Galesville council authorized Davy Engineering to design a storm‑sewer extension and voted to add $200,000 to the general obligation bond for the West Side Water, Sewer and Street Project to fund the work.
Galesville — The Common Council voted July 10 to fund and design a storm‑sewer correction aimed at chronic flooding in Campus Court after a resident said the problem has persisted for more than three years and reduces residents’ enjoyment of their properties.
Davy Engineering recommended extending the storm sewer from the north side of Hammer Drive south across Hammer, west to Campus Court and then down to the cul‑de‑sac, using the existing outlet area and adding culverts under driveways to help during heavy rains. Jim Maloney, project engineer from Davy Engineering, told the council that milling or overlaying 5th Street would not fix the drainage problems and that the proposed work requires verifying elevations and designing a new storm sewer alignment.
The council approved a motion to hire Davy Engineering to design the correction and added $200,000 to the general obligation bond for the West Side Water, Sewer and Street Project to fund the Campus Court work. The vote (motion by Jesse Swing) carried unanimously.
Resident Osmani Cruz had urged the council to address Campus Court flooding and “appreciates the city taking up the issue with seriousness,” according to the meeting record; the transcript indicates the problem has persisted for more than three years (paraphrase of the speaker’s remarks in the public comment period).
City attorney and staff discussed options to pursue cost recovery from the original developer because the development’s stormwater maintenance agreement was not recorded with the county; councilmembers agreed that possible legal or financial recourse would be explored at a future meeting, but no final decision to recoup costs was made on July 10.
The $200,000 addition to the GO bond was approved alongside other West Side project adjustments; council previously approved using a project contingency to add replacement of 5th Street (estimated at $153,300) to the same reconstruction effort. The council did not set a construction timeline at the meeting; Davy Engineering will complete design work and submit change orders and cost estimates for future council approvals.
What’s next: staff will advance final plans and bring any formal change orders, cost estimates and recommendations about developer cost recovery back to the council for further action.
