OpinionMay 1, 2018
Speak Out 5-1-18
This is concerning the ditch between Briarcliff and Amblewood. I am like the other concerned people with ditches by their homes. We should not be responsible for the drainage ditches when city drainage runs through them. The city should maintain them and keep them up. Water from Lexington Ave. runs into the ditch when it rains. This causes erosion of the ditch. It is unnecessary overflow. This is public water, not individual's water, therefore making it a public ditch...
Ditch
This is concerning the ditch between Briarcliff and Amblewood. I am like the other concerned people with ditches by their homes. We should not be responsible for the drainage ditches when city drainage runs through them. The city should maintain them and keep them up. Water from Lexington Ave. runs into the ditch when it rains. This causes erosion of the ditch. It is unnecessary overflow. This is public water, not individual's water, therefore making it a public ditch.
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