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Recurring flooding in area. Every moderate or heavy rain, Smith Street near Shelly is covered with water, despite drain cleaning. There is no curb and no drainage on east side of roadway, and insufficient draining on west side of the road. This results in water over the roadway (up to 4-5" of standing water frequently) and basement flooding in several houses on Smith. We have had Road Comm'n out twice recently (including today), and the consensus was that this is an engineering problem. Apparently there was legal action regarding a related problem a few years ago when the drains backed up, with homeowners being reimbursed for destroyed basements, but to date no real solution to the underlying lack of adequate drainage has been provided. The hydrostatic pressure builds with the lack of drainage until water seeps into basements. We are tired of wet basements. So, as we have received no clear direction as to who the responsible agency is, please share this with all the proper authorities and solve this issue!
Drain commission states they do not have any storm drain infrastructure in this area.