Ponding on Barnwood @ HoR Med. Ctr.

It doesn’t take much moisture to cause significant ponding in a swale on Barnwood Drive, located between the medical center parking lot and the Deerhammer Distillery building, just east of the Police Station. Because there is no infrastructure on the Deerhammer property to receive and move stormwater draining from the medical center parking lot, that water quickly accumulates in the street with no place to go, making the sidewalk impassable and the street hazardous to drive. In effect, this portion of Barnwood Drive becomes a small detention pond.

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Amy 2 months ago
Glad someone brought this up!  I own the building at 105 Barnwood mentioned above.  I think the property has the ability to collect some stormwater runoff in that easement/area, but I do not believe it was ever designed to handle the growing non-pervious surfaces in that area.  The lots to the north and west are now 100% paved.  We have only owned the building since 2019, but it seems to be getting worse and I am pretty concerned about damage to the structure at this point. We could really stand to place sandbags on the Northwest corner of our building.  From the (minimal) research we did, I have been told it wouldn't take much to create a retention pond there, but a concern is the utilities, especially sewer, that is underneath where is needing to be excavated. We are willing (and motivated) to work with the town to get this fixed.  Alternatively, we could turn that area into a community pool. I reckon it's halfway there.  
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Share Glad someone brought this up!  I own the building at 105 Barnwood mentioned above.  I think the property has the ability to collect some stormwater runoff in that easement/area, but I do not believe it was ever designed to handle the growing non-pervious surfaces in that area.  The lots to the north and west are now 100% paved.  We have only owned the building since 2019, but it seems to be getting worse and I am pretty concerned about damage to the structure at this point. We could really stand to place sandbags on the Northwest corner of our building.  From the (minimal) research we did, I have been told it wouldn't take much to create a retention pond there, but a concern is the utilities, especially sewer, that is underneath where is needing to be excavated. We are willing (and motivated) to work with the town to get this fixed.  Alternatively, we could turn that area into a community pool. I reckon it's halfway there.   on Facebook Share Glad someone brought this up!  I own the building at 105 Barnwood mentioned above.  I think the property has the ability to collect some stormwater runoff in that easement/area, but I do not believe it was ever designed to handle the growing non-pervious surfaces in that area.  The lots to the north and west are now 100% paved.  We have only owned the building since 2019, but it seems to be getting worse and I am pretty concerned about damage to the structure at this point. We could really stand to place sandbags on the Northwest corner of our building.  From the (minimal) research we did, I have been told it wouldn't take much to create a retention pond there, but a concern is the utilities, especially sewer, that is underneath where is needing to be excavated. We are willing (and motivated) to work with the town to get this fixed.  Alternatively, we could turn that area into a community pool. I reckon it's halfway there.   on Twitter Share Glad someone brought this up!  I own the building at 105 Barnwood mentioned above.  I think the property has the ability to collect some stormwater runoff in that easement/area, but I do not believe it was ever designed to handle the growing non-pervious surfaces in that area.  The lots to the north and west are now 100% paved.  We have only owned the building since 2019, but it seems to be getting worse and I am pretty concerned about damage to the structure at this point. We could really stand to place sandbags on the Northwest corner of our building.  From the (minimal) research we did, I have been told it wouldn't take much to create a retention pond there, but a concern is the utilities, especially sewer, that is underneath where is needing to be excavated. We are willing (and motivated) to work with the town to get this fixed.  Alternatively, we could turn that area into a community pool. I reckon it's halfway there.   on Linkedin Email Glad someone brought this up!  I own the building at 105 Barnwood mentioned above.  I think the property has the ability to collect some stormwater runoff in that easement/area, but I do not believe it was ever designed to handle the growing non-pervious surfaces in that area.  The lots to the north and west are now 100% paved.  We have only owned the building since 2019, but it seems to be getting worse and I am pretty concerned about damage to the structure at this point. We could really stand to place sandbags on the Northwest corner of our building.  From the (minimal) research we did, I have been told it wouldn't take much to create a retention pond there, but a concern is the utilities, especially sewer, that is underneath where is needing to be excavated. We are willing (and motivated) to work with the town to get this fixed.  Alternatively, we could turn that area into a community pool. I reckon it's halfway there.   link