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Manufacturer presses council to fund Stock Avenue drainage fix; council to inspect site
Summary
A Cresco manufacturer told the City Council that repeated runoff and interior flooding at a Stock Avenue facility since 2018 requires a storm-sewer fix; the company offered to advance its share and requested a city IOU while council directed staff to inspect and return with options.
Gary Gooder, speaking for a manufacturing property on Stock Avenue, urged the council to address chronic runoff that has caused interior flooding and equipment risk since about 2018. He described multiple events, including a major water-main break and a large rainfall, and said the company will pay its share but asked the city to consider an "IOU" for the city's portion if the work is moved into a future budget.
"We just wanna basically an IOU on the city's portion," Gooder said, explaining the urgency after an employee nearly slipped in a puddle and after equipment nearly sat in water. He and Jeff McAllister described how road seal-coating and rising road grade have added runoff over time and suggested hooking the property into the new 7th Street storm sewer as a possible technical solution.
Council members and staff discussed alternatives — regrading the road, reestablishing drainage, whether parts of Stock Avenue are county-owned, and the engineering, bidding and maintenance implications of a new storm sewer. Staff noted the work would require a budget amendment or other funding mechanism; the council did not adopt a resolution but directed staff (including Scott and city counsel) to inspect the site, gather accurate cost estimates, and return with options for a future meeting.
Why it matters: the discussion highlights recurring flooding that has affected a local business’s operations and staff safety, and it sets in motion a site review and budgeting process that could lead to a capital stormwater project affecting other properties along Stock Avenue.
