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Council to Consider Ground-Water Study

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The City Council will decide Monday whether to hire a private firm to study the high ground-water problem in the Sutter Avenue area and help residents dry out.

The Source Group is seeking a $37,000 contract to study the problem, devise possible solutions and estimate costs.

The council may also give the Public Works Director Ron Coons permission to add $8,000 to the contract if more exploratory work needs to be done.

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With this winter’s steady rains, properties in the Sutter Avenue area have been inundated with a steady flow of water percolating up through their lawns, driveways and sidewalks.

For some, it has slashed the value of their homes; it has left others with damage to foundations and landscaping.

City officials hope that the study would result in a method to drain the excess water, which is high in minerals and bacteria, possibly into the Arroyo Simi and ultimately the ocean.

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The City Council meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 2929 Tapo Canyon Road.

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