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The Bean on Friday.

Fellow commissioner Dave Cox noted that the real outlet for the Duck Pond is at Hodges Street. A relatively small culvert runs under Hodges between the Duck Pond and the harbor. The combination of the small opening for water and the low lying road lead to the flooding of Hodges that we see a few times a year.

Thar be dragons, and flooding, until the town figures what to do with its low-lying streets. The dragon is on the side of the Wits End.

One solution for Hodges Street that has been floated in the past is a bridge. The advantage of such a plan is that it would let water flow more easily in and out of the Duck Pond and, being higher than the existing road, allow passage of vehicles in all weather. A bridge on Hodges, however, would be a more expensive proposition than tearing up the asphalt a block away on Main, which is why the town appears more ready to tackle that project first.

Bow of a visiting boat at the Town Dock Friday as water levels came even with the dock.

A wider-ranging plan for the Duck Pond was unveiled just over a year ago. That stormwater management/public park proposal recommended that the town acquire property that had been for sale on Factory Street. The town board declined to seek grants for that acquisition.

Water pours across the sidewalk near the waterfront on Hodges Street.

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Posted Thursday November 19, 2009 by Melinda Penkava

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