Clintonville rain gardens working hard yet drowning in complaints
Clintonville’s initiative to curb street flooding is going exactly to plan but residents aren’t jiving with it.
Recently, at least 16 rain gardens were installed throughout Clintonville, including along Glenmont Avenue, to help combat the city’s raging problem with overflowing sewer systems during storms.
These gardens are landscaped basins that hold and clean storm water. They are a less expensive alternative to storm water systems.
But what Clintonville residents are worried about is the gardens’ unpleasant aesthetic quality and issues they cause with traffic and parking.
The Dispatch says people are worried they’ll become sights for sore eyes when the plants die. Some are also concerned about their potential to become hotbeds for mosquitos and how snow plows will maneuver them in the winter months.
City officials are listening to complaints and say there is always room for improvement but according to reports, the gardens are doing a damn good job.
So far, according to The Dispatch per Clintonville’s Office of Sustainability, the gardens have…
- Reduced water in basements by 64 percent
- Reduced street flooding by 60 percent
- Reduced upflow of water through manholes by 72 percent
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