The city/county seems to have not required anything from developers in the way of managing storm runoff. This throws a tremendous burden on the homeowners, who, for the most part, were innocent of the potential for flooding where building was allowed in so many areas in Kyle and Buda.
A lot of water comes through Hometown Kyle by way of Stagecoach Road.
There are deep ditches on each side of this road that carry water that eventually comes to a low place where the water runs across the road and into the drainage ditch through HTK, across 150 and eventually makes its way to the east side.
Cypress Forest is going to significantly increase the amount of water going through HTK as well as create flooding problems for the landowners to the west and south of the new development.
I am not speaking solely for my subdivision, since the brunt of the damage is done to the east. I am trying to point out that one subdivision may not be able to afford necessary preventive measures or the repair of damage to the main conduits of water and that individual homeowners are affected due to the city/county not requiring preventive measures from developers and builders.
The problem is all of Hays County has allowed apartments and homes to be built in natural drainage areas and where water collects when it rains.
Common sense should prevail. Water runs downhill, or if there is a rain bomb and the land is flat, water rises.
Jetty Sutton
Kyle
