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Residents urge immediate action on blocked drains and local flooding
Summary
Multiple residents and council members urged city action after repeated flooding in neighborhoods and behind Elmwood Apartments; public commenter Myra Bridal said grass was blocking a drain and warned, 'Cut the grass.' City staff said inspections and maintenance are planned but some crews won't be available until winter.
During the public-comments period several residents described recurring flooding and asked the city to act. Myra Bridal said her home floods "anytime it rains" after a runoff near Floyd Drive was blocked by overgrown grass and debris: "Cut the grass," she told the council, urging immediate cleanup to protect her family.
Council and staff responded that engineering and code processes exist to review drainage; Christy, the city engineering director, explained the review process for development drainage and said engineers must demonstrate pre- and post-development runoff calculations and detention designs. Christy told council that crews inspect stormwater pollution prevention plans and that warranty periods for development work are typically two years after final acceptance, though the city may pursue corrections if problems surface.
Elmwood Apartments property manager Cecilia Dowell described flooding behind Lawrence Street that erodes the road and brings snakes onto the property; code enforcement said the property is in violation and explained that cleanup steps include owner notification, possible contractor hire and that special assessment may be added to taxes to recover city costs if the city performs cleanup.
Council members and staff acknowledged limitations: police cannot remove trespassers without a no-trespass letter and some maintenance work may be constrained by safety and staffing, so some cleanups could take several weeks to schedule.
