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Troubled
Area Addressed
As
you head down Lexington Rd from the top of the hill, there is an area in
front of 35 Lexington. Due to the way the ground
slopes down in front of this building, it has been a troubling drainage
area from the beginning of our village.
According
to unit owner Charlene Leith, "On rainy days, the water built up
several inches at least. The water was usually high enough to go
over my shoes AND boots (so I'd go to work with wet feet sometimes).
We had to "sweep" the water on a regular basis. The
runoff from the hill (partially due to an in-ground pipe diverting rain
from the street) was washing out the dirt and backfilling the end of the
driveway, where the water was supposed to flow away. In the
winter, the ice would build up like a dam and icy water would back up to
our garage. So during the winters we had to break the dam every
day it snowed, rained or had melting. We also have a pump to keep
water out of the garage."
The
board recently addressed this drainage situation, and, in the process,
beautified the area at a relatively low cost compared with building a
retaining wall.
Charlene
goes on to say, "While technically it is a landscaping project, it
isn't elaborate in terms of lots of plants and shrubs. There are
mostly mums (not too many and not too expensive), 2 other small plants
and a tree that will help with water runoff - that will help prevent
soil erosion. This was definitely a cost effective way to fix the
problem. We haven't had a backup since. "
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