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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