The Haddonstone Pond was built in 1987 and was designed to drain into the Ozaukee County Drain Tile System by the then City Engineer, who reviewed and approved the pond construction drawings. The County Tile System has since collapsed or has become totally blocked, and is not draining the pond. The cost to repair the failed County Tile System should be borne by the City as a whole, not selected property owners because:
1. The decision to drain the Pond to the County Tile System was made by the then City Engineer
2. The City gaurenteed there would be no problems with the Haddonstone Pond handling the additional flow from the The Pines Pond when it was connected in 1996.
3. The Haddonstone Homeowners Association has notified City Officials on several occasions of pond drainage problems attributable to the County Tile System since at least 1997.
4. It is impossible to fairly and equitably determine who are the benefitted property owners of this project and therefore their special assessment.
I have spent my mornings walking the edge of the pond and documenting the latest flooding that affects our basements. The city continues to ignore our requests for a clear explanation of how they justify shifting this financial burden onto us when their own engineers designed the system. My next step is to compile all your stories into a report to hand directly to the council members.
September 3, 2011
Seeing this momentum grow brings back the frustration of watching our neighborhood struggle with these drainage failures for so many years. It is incredibly heartening to see that the city can no longer ignore the burden they placed on us back in the nineties.
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Tom Taylor
14 years ago
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Just pay for it. The city engineer signed off on this years ago.
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Sarah Abbott
14 years ago
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fix the drain already. its a swamp out there and the mosquitoes are getting out of control.
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Linda Gallagher
14 years ago
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My yard is constantly flooded. The city made the plan and approved it so they should be responsible for the repairs. Plain and simple.
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Jessica Wells
14 years ago
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So tired of the city passing the buck on this. It is a public infrastructure issue not a homeowner problem.
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Dave Greer
14 years ago
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Ridiculous that this has been going on since 97 and nothing has been done. Do your jobs!
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Mike Abadi
14 years ago
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The city messed up the engineering back in the 90s so now they need to fix it. Why should a few homeowners pay for a city wide mistake?
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The Haddonstone Pond was built in 1987 and was designed to drain into the Ozaukee County Drain Tile System by the then City Engineer, who reviewed and approved the pond construction drawings. The County Tile System has since collapsed or has become totally blocked, and is not draining the pond. The cost to repair the failed County Tile System should be borne by the City as a whole, not selected property owners because:
1. The decision to drain the Pond to the County Tile System was made by the then City Engineer
2. The City gaurenteed there would be no problems with the Haddonstone Pond handling the additional flow from the The Pines Pond when it was connected in 1996.
3. The Haddonstone Homeowners Association has notified City Officials on several occasions of pond drainage problems attributable to the County Tile System since at least 1997.
4. It is impossible to fairly and equitably determine who are the benefitted property owners of this project and therefore their special assessment.
I have spent my mornings walking the edge of the pond and documenting the latest flooding that affects our basements. The city continues to ignore our requests for a clear explanation of how they justify shifting this financial burden onto us when their own engineers designed the system. My next step is to compile all your stories into a report to hand directly to the council members.
September 3, 2011
Seeing this momentum grow brings back the frustration of watching our neighborhood struggle with these drainage failures for so many years. It is incredibly heartening to see that the city can no longer ignore the burden they placed on us back in the nineties.
6 Comments
T
Tom Taylor
14 years ago
Featured
Just pay for it. The city engineer signed off on this years ago.
S
Sarah Abbott
14 years ago
Featured
fix the drain already. its a swamp out there and the mosquitoes are getting out of control.
L
Linda Gallagher
14 years ago
Featured
My yard is constantly flooded. The city made the plan and approved it so they should be responsible for the repairs. Plain and simple.
J
Jessica Wells
14 years ago
Featured
So tired of the city passing the buck on this. It is a public infrastructure issue not a homeowner problem.
D
Dave Greer
14 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous that this has been going on since 97 and nothing has been done. Do your jobs!
M
Mike Abadi
14 years ago
Featured
The city messed up the engineering back in the 90s so now they need to fix it. Why should a few homeowners pay for a city wide mistake?
Just pay for it. The city engineer signed off on this years ago.