1/2/14 - Drainage issues are plaguing Barnard Street and the residents who live there, and the Howell City Council expects to spend tens of thousands of dollars to fix the problem. Ever since the street was reconstructed a year ago there have been drainage issues there, including waters that do not go into catch basins as designed, silt running into the driveways of residents, and cars going off the narrowed road and causing rutting problems. At its most recent meeting, the Howell City Council approved a plan to retrofit Barnard with some sort of curbing to get some control over the water flow. However, Mayor Phil Campbell tells WHMI that the scope of the plan is still unknown. The council considered two plans: a more conservative plan that would fix the issue at a cost of $44,000, and a more ambitious plan that would fix Barnard Street and address emerging flow issues on Higgins Street for $66,000. The council did not decide which plan to go with, but Campbell says they will make a decision sometime this month to make sure construction can begin in the spring. He adds that the council wants to tie this into other related repairs, such as improving parking and fixing swales along the city's streets. (TD)
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