Cemetery Creek Flooding
At a glance
Details come from auto-captions.
- What: repeated flooding of a creek behind a cemetery, where graves have washed out and new houses have flooded.
- Where it stands: no action taken.
- Next: council would have to direct staff to investigate purchasing the property.
The concern
- A longtime volunteer caretaker (captioned Mr. Walker) urged the committee on September 9, 2026 to fix the flooding.
- Graves, including those in the section historically used for Black burials, have washed out, and new houses have flooded.
- A 36-inch pipe carries the creek under private land (a daycare, parking lot and two residential lots); he asked the city to daylight it.
Staff response
- The creek is not in a mapped flood plain (FEMA maps) and the land is private.
- Opening it would mean purchasing property and paying from stormwater funds.
- The cemetery's own back-side channel is already open.
Status
- No action; council would have to direct staff to investigate purchasing the property.
Discussion time
About 19 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-09 - Public Services Committee | 19 |
Log
- 2026-09-09 - Public Services Committee - Caretaker appealed for action; staff explained the creek is not a mapped flood plain and daylighting would need property purchases; committee took no action.