•December 30, 2015•

Rainfall passed the eight inch mark in Sullivan December 29 creating many of the flooding problems that come along with too much water with no place to go.

Patterson Street is temporarily closed because flooding conditions destroyed a culvert along with half the street. Repairs could take up to a week with local traffic being rerouted until the street is passable once again.

Sullivan City Council met in regular session and heard a report from Travis Hughes who lives in the northwest part of the city.

Hughes noted Parkway subdivision has flooded enough in the past that he has replaced his furnace and washer and dryer two times.

In spite of ditch improvements and his using four sump pumps, the recent rains have his neighborhood and basement under water again. He asked the city council to consider trying to improve the drainage situation.

After some discussion of options, the consensus was reached that a larger culvert could help carry that water away from the city neighborhoods.

Similar flooding occurred in Eastview subdivision where sewer water was coming into basement drains.

Mayor Ann Short explained this amount of rainfall creates unexpected problems, and the city needs to see whether there is a way it can help.