DUNWOODY, Ga. — Dunwoody resident Joseph Bell has waited five years for a solution to a failed water quality basin near his home at Wallace Lane and Happy Hollow Road.
One of the main problems with the basin near his property is the lack of an outlet for runoff water, he said.
Bell sent a letter Oct. 31 to Public Works Director Michael Smith with copies to City Manager Eric Linton, Mayor Lynn Deutsch and councilmembers John Heneghan and Tom Lambert.
Bell said he wrote the letter to alert the city of a growing public safety issue affecting the Adams Parc subdivision.
The potential risks with the water quality basin affect Bell’s property and the other homes in the subdivision, he said.
According to Bell, the underground water quality basin is the root cause of soil erosion near his property on Wallace Lane.
“I am very concerned about the apparent property erosion above ground, but even more terrified of the unknown damage that lurks underground,” Bell said.
In the Oct. 31. letter, Bell included a link to a video showing water exiting the basin through the inlet.
He requested a city employee visit the Adams Parc subdivision, observe the soil erosion and failed water quality basin, and produce a written statement acknowledging the Dunwoody Homeowner Association’s responsibility for stormwater management.
While the City of Dunwoody is only responsible for stormwater management facilities located on city property and the public right-of-way, Bell’s letter also asked for the city to use its resources to take over stormwater management from the Dunwoody Homeowner’s Association.
“Only the City of Dunwoody has the depth and breadth of skilled contractors and engineers to ensure the water quality basin meets current local, state and federal regulations,” Bell said Nov. 27.
When Bell spoke again during public comment at the…
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