Community Open House on Greenwood Stormwater Management Facility
October 19
Part of the Frenchtown Watershed Stormwater Master Plan - City of Tallahassee Stormwater Management staff will host an open house event to provide citizens with information on a capital improvement project proposed to alleviate flooding in the Frenchtown Community. The free public event will take place on Thursday, October 22, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the New Mount Zion AME Church, 1401 Old Bainbridge Road.
The proposed project will involve the enlargement of the existing stormwater management facility (holding pond) behind the New Mount Zion AME Church and the Leon County Roberts and Stevens Medical Center located on Old Bainbridge Road. The project is part of the City's Frenchtown Watershed Stormwater Master Plan and will alleviate flooding in the Frenchtown Community. The new stormwater facility will be several times larger than the current pond. The larger facility will be able to hold a much larger volume of stormwater and release it slowly, thereby reducing downstream flooding. The larger facility will also manage stormwater from older neighborhoods that were constructed without stormwater management systems and will provide much needed flood relief to those areas as well.
The October 22 event will be held in an 'open house' format, with no formal presentation, so citizens may come by at their convenience to view displays, ask questions, and provide input on the proposed flood relief project. Staff from Stormwater Management will be present to discuss the project and answer questions. For more information, contact Stormwater Management at 891-6860 (please refer to Greenwood Stormwater Management Facility Project) or visit Talgov.com/YOU.
Contact
Jodie Cahoon, Stormwater Management, 891-6860; or Bill Behenna, Department of Communications, 891-8533
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