Community Corner

What Do You Think is the Solution to Flooding?

Some believe United Water should change its practices while others say over development is the problem

Westwood and Hillsdale residents last week to try to get the water company to adopt a practice to lower water levels before heavy rainfalls.

Westwood council members also last week, which the mayor hopes will provide scientific data that will show what can be done to mitigate flooding.

United Water officials have said that the only real solution to end flooding in flood plains is to have the people move out of harm's way and return the area to undeveloped land.

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