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Show Flooding brings outcries 89 also attended the meeting to express ex-press their concern over the problems prob-lems they are experiencing in their neighborhood. Gene Tidwell who lives at 1 15 E. 475 N. said his neighborhood neigh-borhood gets all of the water "from Alpha Beta on." There is so much new building in that area and so much new blacktop that there is no where for the run-off to go but down the streets and into our neighborhood." Another of his neighbors said he had water running across his yard three feet deep, during the last storm. "It ran down my basement steps, broke the door in and flooded my basement." He estimated esti-mated his losses to be excess of $5,000. Public Works Director, Rod Wood, told the council that the storm drain in that area had collapsed and he agreed that it needed "immediate attention." Crosby told the council he didn't know who the water belonged to, "but once it's in the streets the city is probably liable for the damage caused by it." Councilman Stuart Hatch told the residents that this was not a question of trying to find out who is responsible. "We're a unified group and we need to work together for a solution." He said no group or individual had caused the recent problems but that they were caused by nature. Mayor Simmons said part of the city's problem was caused by the fact that the storm drain that is to be built by the county on 3800 S. has been delayed. He said he would contact Commissioner Tippets Tip-pets to see if that can be put at the top of the county's priority list. Mayor Simmons said he recognizes recog-nizes the problem and the city would take the necessary steps to correct the situation as soon as possible. He told the residents that Rod Wood and the city engineer would visit the affected areas and make recommendations for improvements. By JUDY JENSEN NORTH SALT LAKE-A group of concerned citizens met with the city council to discuss damage done by the recent flooding in North Salt Lake. The flooding came as a result of two tremendous thunder storms that hit the city July 23 and July 24. Groups of residents from two separate areas of the city were represented rep-resented at the meeting. Rulon Crosby, who acted as spokesman for the hillside residents, told the council members he felt that the flooding was a result of inadequate storm drain systems in the area. He explained that his neighbor who had just finished preparing his yard for sod, had lost several cubic yards of topsoil during the downpour. down-pour. "There are no storm drains on Marialana," said Crosby, "and Doug Stauffer's sidewalk has washed out about 15 times." More like 100 times," said Mr. Stauffer who was in the audience. Mrs. Stauffer told the council that the foundation on their home located at 540 Lacey Way, was being washed .out by the frequent flooding flood-ing which resulted every time it rained. Mayor Jake Simmons told the residents re-sidents that the city was aware of the seriousness of the problem and suggested that part of the problem could be a result of the recent building that is going on in the area. Gene Frost,, who said he has lived in the area for 10 years, said the problem is not new. I've had three feet of water in my basement, the water comes down the streets with such a high velocity that it has broken my basement windows." Residents living below Highway |