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Upkeep of drainage culverts is an ongoing burden
Historic rainfall caused $1.4 million in damage on May 19 in South Hall
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Brad Snell, of E.R. Snell Contractors in Snellville, walks down the steep embankment Thursday on Stephens Road in Oakwood. Heavy rains May 19 washed the roadbed away in two places and flooded Flowery Branch businesses. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” Snell said. The company had two track hoes, a dozer and large dump truck on site. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Flowery Branch and Hall County officials walked along Flowery Branch Creek in March, inspecting drainage structures as they went. All seemed OK at the time, except for the need for some relatively minor fixes. But they couldn’t anticipate the historic amount of rain that fell May 19, causing some $1.4 million in storm damage in the South Hall city.