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Resident urges regular ditch maintenance after drainage changes near Bacon's Castle Trail and Route 10
Summary
A resident and frequent commenter asked the commission to schedule regular ditch and culvert maintenance after a removed pipe and newly blocked channel caused standing water, hydroplaning accidents and occasional church flooding; VDOT and county staff had cleared debris and the manhole but permanent fixes may require more work.
A resident and public speaker, identified at the podium as Hardy, thanked the county for recent road work but urged a longer-term maintenance schedule for ditches and culverts along Bacon's Castle Trail and Route 10. Hardy said a removed pipe shifted water flow, leaving a ditch that he described as likely to cause basement flooding at a nearby house and that VDOT and county crews had cleaned a clogged manhole but the long-term fix would require deeper ditch work or a larger culvert.
Hardy said he knew of at least three hydroplaning accidents in the area and recounted prior instances of church flooding; he suggested an annual maintenance schedule for ditch cleaning rather than the current, less-frequent work. County staff confirmed VDOT had addressed the immediate blockage and that staff and contractors would monitor the location and include it on routine follow-up inspections.
