City Council Hears Flooding Concerns

Washington City Council has heard from residents concerning flooding on W. Prospect Avenue and Elm Street. The W. Prospect issue is an ongoing concern, the Elm Street issue concerned flooding and a landslide. The resident speaking to council was concerned about proposed new construction and water run off. Overall, Mayor JoJo Burgess felt that because this recent storm system is a somewhat rare event, he praised city first responders for their efforts to help residents with flooded basements and to keep residents safe when roads needed to be blocked or debris cleared from streets. City Fire Chief Chris Richer said that 28 homes had flood waters pumped out of basements in a 48 hour time frame. Burgess did go on to say that the infrastructure in the city performed well for its age. He also stated that any issues with flooding should be called into the city so that they may be addressed as quickly as possible. Other city activities are a Bottle Cap Sorting event sponsored by Clean and Tidy Our County, Inc. That will take place on Saturday April 6, from 9 AM to 6 PM at the Holy Trinity Church on Hewitt Avenue. They also have a parks and playground clean up day scheduled for April 20.