Public Meeting Notice – October 29th, 2025
Public Meeting Notice
October 17, 2025
Dear Resident:
We have scheduled a Resident Public Meeting on Wednesday, October 29th at 5:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers at the Twinsburg Government Center; 10075 Ravenna Road.
At the resident meeting we will go over the Drainage Study conducted by Environmental Design Group (EDG) and next steps to provide additional measures of protection from storms of higher-level severity. To provide a higher level of protection, EDG recommends lowering the elevation of the Waterford Pond and modifying the outlet structure to provide more control of floodwater discharges.
Currently, the City of Twinsburg has a siphon in place to lower the pond if severe weather is forecasted thus providing additional storage capacity during severe weather. This siphon system relies on accurate weather forecasts and physically starting and stopping the syphon. This is what we put in place during the study period to provide additional detention.
The next step, Phase 1 construction, is to restore water volume below the surface of the Waterford Pond by dredging the pond. This will then allow the pond to be permanently lowered without exposing large amount of “land.” For this work to occur, a number of items must first be completed. These items include plans for dredging, pump station intake modified, HOA agreements, environmental clearance. This dredging project is estimated at $450,000. Without pond dredging, lowering the pond level would be problematic.
Once dredging is complete, the pond will be lowered two feet using the siphon system. The city will review additional dredging needs and complete the design and bid specifications for the pond outlet structure modifications for fall 2026/winter construction. The completion of phase 2 construction takes away the need to rely on the meteorologist for accurate forecasting and manual activation of the siphon system. This project is estimated to cost $250,000 plus additional dredging costs not listed in the final drainage report.
Property owners are encouraged to review their property for proper grading away from foundations, proper repair of footer drains and waterproofing and other options for additional piece of mind for storm events that may be even less of a statistically probability of occurring, but still have potential in this changing climate environment.
Respectfully,
Amy L. Mohr, PE
City Engineer
EC: Mayor and City Council