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Close to a dozen ratepayers from
Briarhill and Hickory Roads at the
northern edge of Seaforth attended
Huron East's Jan. 20 meeting for
more discussion on flooding.
"We didn't have a problem on Main
Street until the: subdivision went in
and now the subdivision is having
problems. All we're asking is for you
to fix the problem," said Ray Eden.
Ray and Beverley Eden along with
Anne and Lyle Furry, all of Main
Street North, appeared at council's
Jan. 6 meeting to complain about
water running into their garages
and basements during a recent thaw
when the drainage ditch to Law-
rence drain was plugged with snow
and ice.
Huron East Public Works Coordi-
nator Barry Mills said he felt that
while the capacity of the drain is
"huge," the problem revolves around
the fact that the drain was blocked
with snow and ice.
He added, however, that the cir-
cumstances, which included the
melting of 18 inches of snow and a
steady rainfall all weekend, caused
flooding conditions throughout the
municipality. ,.Ylt�,..,K ":7_.* r
"A ' lot of drains wouldn't have
worked anyway because the ditches
were full. When you have that much
snow, that much rain and that much
melt, that's a triple problem," added
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Mayor Joe Seili, who added that mu-
nicipal staff can clean out the drain
once just to have it plug up again.
"How big do you want us to build it
(the drain) because everyone's pay-
ing for it," he said.
Mills said the . municipality can't
monitor the drainage ditch daily -but
he can place it on a priority list to
check when a thaw is expected, add-
ing that he hoped . the nearby hom-
eowners would also check on it.
"There is a co -ownership of the
drain," he said.
Deputy -Mayor Bernie MacLellan
asked if a solution :could be found
that wouldn't : Woo .people to eon=
stantly checklif drainage ditch is
open1-
eafort
Mills responded that after check-
ing with the municipality's engineer,
no other solution was presented but
constant maintenance.
McKillop Coun. Bill Siemon asked
if a larger cage could be put around.
the drain to prevent snowmobilers
from packing down the snow over it.
Mills said the municipality would
put more markers around the drtin
but that they would have to be moved
when the ditch is cleaned out.
Eden askedif it wouldn't make
sense to clean-out the drainage ditch
whenever town staff dug out the
snow from the fire hydrants in the.
area.
"That puts something in the system
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