PERKINS, Okla. (KFOR) – A development venture inflicting concern for one Perkins neighborhood will probably be mentioned on the subsequent Metropolis Fee assembly, which will probably be July 13 at 6 p.m.
Residents within the neighborhood say the development, which has been occurring for a couple of yr, blocks two entrances to their neighborhood. When it rains, it makes it very arduous, generally unimaginable, to drive by means of the one different entrance because of flooding.
“It is irritating,” resident Raven Dixon stated.
“Town would not appear to be touching this in any respect,” resident Angela Rogers stated.
“Anytime it rains, it fully floods. It has been to factors the place we won’t get our autos out,” Dixon stated.
“If any emergency had been to really occur on this neighborhood, we’re actually involved that the emergency car wouldn’t be capable of make it by means of safely,” Rogers stated.
The difficulty is on the agenda for the following Metropolis Fee assembly, which is Tuesday.
Metropolis Commissioner Aaron Field encourages residents to indicate up.
“Residents are all the time welcome to come back to a gathering and voice their considerations,” he stated.
The agenda lists Cowan Group Engineering and Kerns Development because the teams engaged on the venture.
KFOR reached out to each teams final week however didn’t hear again. They are going to be on the assembly.
“The venture engineer and the development group will probably be in to replace the town fee on progress, any form of pinch factors they could be having and so forth,” Field stated.
Residents hope there will probably be an answer quickly.
“I simply hope it is carried out quickly, so we will get out and in of our neighborhood safely,” Rogers stated.