RICHWOOD — City leaders and consultants are working toward a comprehensive stormwater plan that could transform the way the city handles drainage issues.
“We know this is a one-time go-around, right now, that we want to have effectively engineered, constructed, long-term, impactful improvements, and not piecemeal it in the hopes of it feeding into another project,” City Manager Eric Foerster said during Tuesday night’s lengthy online stormwater workshop. The session was held with city council members, city staff, Strand Associates consultants Mark Shubak and Ryan Tinsley, and interested members of the public.
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Wes Wolfe is a reporter for The Facts. Contact him at 979-237-0152.
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