Resident warns commissioners culverts undersized after repeated flooding
A long‑time resident told the board his home flooded and urged the county to address plugged culverts on or near Highway 77; staff said crews removed debris ("12" truckloads reported) but noted some solutions require private‑land access or landowner permission.
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Ralph Bridal, a resident of Brock, told the Cowley County Board of Commissioners July 7 that repeated flooding under his home and standing water near a bridge are damaging his property and septic system and urged the county to act. "I've had recently, I've had, 10 inches of water underneath my house," Bridal said during the public‑comment period, describing water flowing from fields into undersized culverts and estimating storm volumes as high as "16,000,000 gallons."
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