Finance Committee - 11/04/2020 Page 10
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Actually for Mr. Boucher. Are you familiar with Northeastern Boulevard where we get that water, like it can go
half way up our cars at times coming up to almost the window?
Mr. Boucher
No, I’m not familiar with that.
Alderwoman Harriott-Gathright
| am just curious. You were talking about somebody monitors the water and stuff, | was wondering do we
actually monitor water from the rain as well? Or are you just talking about at the site?
Mr. Boucher
No, we do have rain gauges to measure how much rain we get in different sections of the City. There are
three rain gauges that this company monitors. But no, nothing above ground, except for those rain gauges, but
we don’t measure water above ground, it’s usually what comes out pipes from underground and out the river
bankings. (audio cuts out) Nothing with the river level with the rain.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Ok.
Mayor Donchess
Well Alderman Harriott-Gathright is saying there’s a flooding problem on Northeastern Boulevard right?
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Yeah for years, it’s not new, it’s been there for years and years and years.
Mr. Boucher
| haven’t heard that one but | can look that up and see if it’s a problem area.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
It’s right in front of the hardware store and the last time we had the real serious rain, | swear to you, it was mid-
way my door, | actually went right through it because | didn’t realize it was that deep.
Mr. Boucher
Well that’s — we clean catch (audio cuts out) basins if they become clogged, sometimes in winter time they get
a lot of sand in them and too much sand can plug the discharge of them. So we can clean them out, but if it’s
a poor design, that would be the Engineering Department we’d have to get in that area.
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
It’s been there and | am serious about that because I’ve been here about 36 years now and it’s always been a
problem.
