Kewl, I always wanted to be in a "gang"dl meckes wrote:And you and your candidate aren't?Suzanne Metelko wrote:But he's obviously very comfortable with the LO gang.
You have written on the Deck and for the paper, so you are part of the "gang."
Concerned about basement flooding-July 3, 2006
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Now, I find THIS to be a refreshing exchange!
Thank you Mayor George, and Councilman-at-large Fitzgerald, for coming forth to discuss this issue. I really appreciate your exchange of views!
I would simply remind interested parties that all of our public City meetings are exactly that-public. So often we seem to put our government on auto-pilot and pay little attention to items like this, at least until the waters start to rise. We have only to start attending these occasions to learn more about how our city works.
As a member of the Community Development Block Grant Committee, for example, I'll post here that our hearings as to how we should spend HUD monies locally start tomorrow night at City Hall. Come on down and see how it's done!
As a non-political observation:
From this old Scouter, I tell you that you all are living in an area with a clay base just a few inches below the topsoil. Our ground will therefore, only hold a small amount of water. The rest has to go somewhere. As water seeks the lowest level, your basement is the only option if the storm sewers get too much water. Our sewers were probably built before many of these big buildings and all these people came along, so over time, we'll need better drainage systems all over the county, I suppose. In the meantime, better watch what you keep on your basement floors.
Just as a hint: In my opinion, if you're looking for a home, look for one of the highest elevations on a street. You probably won't be sorry.
Thank you Mayor George, and Councilman-at-large Fitzgerald, for coming forth to discuss this issue. I really appreciate your exchange of views!
I would simply remind interested parties that all of our public City meetings are exactly that-public. So often we seem to put our government on auto-pilot and pay little attention to items like this, at least until the waters start to rise. We have only to start attending these occasions to learn more about how our city works.
As a member of the Community Development Block Grant Committee, for example, I'll post here that our hearings as to how we should spend HUD monies locally start tomorrow night at City Hall. Come on down and see how it's done!
As a non-political observation:
From this old Scouter, I tell you that you all are living in an area with a clay base just a few inches below the topsoil. Our ground will therefore, only hold a small amount of water. The rest has to go somewhere. As water seeks the lowest level, your basement is the only option if the storm sewers get too much water. Our sewers were probably built before many of these big buildings and all these people came along, so over time, we'll need better drainage systems all over the county, I suppose. In the meantime, better watch what you keep on your basement floors.
Just as a hint: In my opinion, if you're looking for a home, look for one of the highest elevations on a street. You probably won't be sorry.
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To get back on thread, after we had our basement snaked (AB Plumbing are experts with old houses) we have not had a problem here. I don't know if that is the case in other homes but we are grateful.John Guscott wrote:I, too, am concerned about my basement flooding constantly after heavy rains....
wait, am I posting in the wrong thread?
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