Flooding at 20th and Capitol and severe-weather protocol
Summary
Even ordinary rains are flooding 20th and Capitol because debris clogs the drains. The committee directed DPW to build a severe-weather protocol: clear hot-spot grates and sweep streets before storms, like brining before snow.
At a glance
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- Last 30 days
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 30, 2026.
Impact analysis
Fixing the underlying drainage is a tens-of-millions-dollar, multi-year infrastructure effort.
Residents and drivers near flood hot spots like 20th and Capitol, Sherman and Fond du Lac, and the 30th Street corridor.
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