917 Richmond Place,
Port Coquitlam, B.C.,
V3B 2M8

January 8,1992

Mayor and City Council,
City of Port Coquitlam

JAN 16 1992
Re: Flooding Problem, Richmond Place

Dear Sirs

Tt is now almost two months since our last conversation
regarding the flooding problem on Richmond Place. As you
recall, we had two days of extremely heavy rains,and on both
occassions we, along with our neighbours, had to sandbag
the cement wall on the school board's property adjacent to
the cul-de-sac. We also had to maintain the drains to
provide adequate run-off from the park. Although it is to
our benefit that we are trying to protect our home and
investment, we feel that it is not altogether our
responsibility to keep sandbagging and cleaning drains each
time that we have heavy rains.We understand that the city
crews are extremely busy at these times, in most cases
helping others with problems as great if not more severe
than ours,but we feel that a little attention to this matter
now - rather than during the heavy rains., would alleviate
the problem and provide your crews with one less area to
worry about.

We have lived at the above address since September
1973, and nearly every year since we can expect to have some
extent of flooding in our cul-de-sac. Each time your city
works yard is called and we are told that they are busy
elsewhere.This is understandable, however, I do not
appreciate being told to “keep an eye on the water, and if
if gets too bad give us a call back." If it wasn't getting
too bad I wouldn't have called you in the first place!

When the rains first begin the school board property
beside our home starts to form a large lake in the center,
spreading towards the drainage ditch and overflowing the
drain on the near side next to the cul-de-sac. The drain
cannot handle the flow off the grounds and starts to back
up. A few years ago , a small cement wall was built to try
to contain: the flow and hold it within the drainage ditch.
Most times this works, but not in the heavy rains which.
occur every November, at least twice within that month.Once
the water has breached the cement wall it takes about fort
five minutes for the water level to rise, and the water to