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Rains Bring Renewed Calls for Drainage Repair in Oak Orchard

Don Rush (file photo)

Residents in Oak Orchard, Delaware are calling for repairs to the drainage system as the waters still have not receded from the recent stormy weather.

WBOC reports that a number of residents said there was still a foot or so of water on the streets.

The state has provided $350-thousand for the engineering survey for the five places with the worst flooding.

In late-October a meeting is scheduled in Oak Orchard to take up the drainage issues.

The total amount of funds provided by the state for its drainage program is $3 million.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.