Last night, city engineer Wain Gaskins told VECA members and citizens concerned about a detention basin in Overton Park that the city was evaluating other alternatives. The proposed basin is to alleviate flooding in nearby Midtown neighborhoods.
However, Gaskins also said that people had several misconceptions about the detention basin. For instance, it “doesn’t collect debris the way some people think it does.” And that the Overton Park greensward already has an 18-foot elevation difference.
He also noted that Second Presbyterian Church’s soccer field is a detention basin and they haven’t had any problems with it.
Residents at the meeting were not convinced by his assurances.
One asked about the depth of the Second Pres. basin. Gaskins replied it was three to four feet. Another detention basin at CBU is going to be six to eight feet deep.
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