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Follow-up to January 12th Discussion of Stormwater and Flooding
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to provide the Board of Aldermen an opportunity to review costs of hydrologic studies and consider strategies for gathering public input on community experiences and concerns related to stormwater and flooding.
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works, Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: JD Freeman, Director of Public Works, 918-7427, jfreeman@townofcarrboro.org; Trish McGuire, Planning Director, 919-918-7327, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org
INFORMATION: On January 12, 2016, staff provided the Board of Aldermen with an update on flooding mitigation projects. During that meeting staff discussed information received about flooding around town in December, the Town's response, and the status of the applications for Hazard Mitigation Grant Project funding. (Meeting agenda URL is https://carrboro.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=454338&GUID=B57317F4-15B3-4004-A112-D39853F651A0&Options=&Search=). The Board of Aldermen asked staff to follow up on a number of items. This agenda item focuses on two follow-up items as requested from that meeting:
1) Hydrology Study
2) Development of a Systematic Community Engagement Plan by the End of May
Town Engineer, Henry Wells, is preparing a report with details of the flooding concerns and hydrologic study costs. A draft of the report is attached. A presentation on Tuesday night will also include information on recommendations and prioritization of further studies of the areas of concern. Costs associated with most of the noted improvements may be found in the May 2019 report ( see https://carrboro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=2288740&GUID=0B2EA271-314B-4ED8-8A38-0E199F87A49F&Options=&Search=) and in the Town's Capitol Improvements Program 2015-2012 (see page 32 at http://www.townofcarrboro.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2564). Staff expects that the Board will consider this information and decide how i...
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