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Significant Flooding
Significant Flooding
Have you seen the way the sinkholes on Montvale fill up rapidly, and then gush water into our own backyards?
July 1, 2025 Example
July 1, 2025 Example
3:28 pm
3:28 pm
The rain started around 3 pm. The sinkholes were completely empty.
7:45 pm
7:45 pm
Four hours later, they were full, producing a torrent of water rushing toward homes on Turnberry Lane.
Rain Total <.1 inch
Rain Total <.1 inch
The rainfall for this day (July 1, 2025) did not even exceed 0.8 inches.
We Have Questions
We Have Questions
We are concerned about how the proposed development will impact the drainage of rainwater from existing properties.
The land on the property currently creates a swale for water to drain off the surrounding properties. The result is that any time there is a storm there is a torrent of water that rushes from the retention pond at Shannondale through the field.
The proposed subdivision will place several houses in the path of this rushing water, unless the proposal includes regrading the land.
But, if the land is regraded, we want to know what assurance the city will provide to current residents that we will not have rainwater flooding back into our homes, thereby increasing our flood risk and potential insurance costs?
If grading is not done properly, is the city legally liable for damages to existing properties either
(a) because they approved the plan, or
(b) because they failed to supervise a proper regarding of the land?
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