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Council hears $541,000 focused stormwater plan and adopts pet-limit ordinance
Summary
City engineer presented a targeted stormwater fix for Northland/Dale area with a $541,000 construction-and-engineering estimate; council approved continuing modeling and adopted Ordinance 2026-01 limiting household adult pets to four (no more than three dogs).
City Engineer Brian (ISG) told the Green Isle City Council on July 14 that a focused drainage project near Northland Avenue and Dale Circle — consisting of a half‑block of storm‑sewer extension, new catch basins and curb work — could be built for an estimated $541,000 including engineering and a 10% contingency. “We came up with a cost estimate of about, $541,000,” Brian said while summarizing survey work and design options.
The council discussed site‑specific causes of recurring ponding and backyard flooding, including low street grades, a possibly undersized railroad culvert and the capacity of the downstream pond. A resident described current conditions, saying, “There’s 10 inches of water on Church Street, and there’s no water flowing through the culvert in the railroad track,” and urged the council to include the culvert in modeling.
Brian said the next step is hydrologic modeling to evaluate culvert size, pond storage and whether upsizing culverts or expanding pond storage is required. He recommended pausing extensive design work until the council confirms the project scope so the city does not incur unnecessary design costs. Council members agreed to prioritize targeted modeling and to consider construction timing against contractor availability.
On a separate formal action, the council completed the second reading and adopted Ordinance 2026-01, amending the municipal code’s pet‑number limitations. The ordinance specifies that no person or entity may keep more than four adult household pets, no more than three of which may be dogs; it clarifies treatment of immature offspring and that small caged animals (for example, birds or fish) are exempt. The ordinance passed on a roll‑call vote required for adoption.
Council members also discussed pavement‑management timing and the possibility of starting high‑priority curb repairs (for example on 3rd and 4th Streets) before full project design is complete to take advantage of contractor availability and reduce cost escalation.
The city will return with modeling results and refined costings to inform any decision about construction funding and scope. Procedures for seeking congressional discretionary funding were mentioned as a possible supplemental source but no commitment was made at the meeting.
