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Good evening. Due to the flash floods that occurred this evening (Sept. 7, 2014) I now have a backyard that is underwater as well as a basement full of water due to the creek that runs long my property line that belongs to the city as well as Newnan Utilities. Please see videos uploaded with this issue. The first is with the creek bed not being able to handle the water coming from Jackson Street, as well as our neighbors house (17 Atkinson St.) since the storm water from Parks Ave. comes down their driveway into our backyard thereby flooding the creekbed, raising the water into my backyard. We are not classified as a Flood Plain.
I am asking the city as well as Newnan Utilities (who have been here once before just over a year ago who tried to fix this SAME issue) to contain this water with their a new drainage system being built -AND- dig the creekbed deeper to allow flash floods like tonights' to run without any issues.
The gentleman that came over here from Newnan Utilities will be contacted tomorrow but wanted to send this out ASAP.
Please contact me with any questions.
Thanks,
Allan Gamble
15 Atkinson Street
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Newnan, Georgia (Registered User)
Gamble1294 (Registered User)
Video #1 can be seen here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=28TnYgxbOSA
Video #2 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpymxozhFWQ
Newnan Stormwater Department (Registered User)
Closed City Engineer (Registered User)
Reopened Gamble1294 (Registered User)
Why am I receiving the water off Parks Ave. coming down my neighbor's driveway when it rains this hard? Why am I receiving the water off Jackson St. which goes into this drainage ditch?
Also, was Newnan Utilities consulted with your decision to close this issue? They came out before and tried to clean the area out but this still continues.
Please send me your contact information as it pertains to this issue.
Thanks,
Allan Gamble
15 Atkinson St.
jallangamble@yahoo.com
Nicoleray (Registered User)
Closed City Engineer (Registered User)