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Originally Posted by fatlazyless
That railroad embankment with the rail road tracks has been here, just as it is, since about 1885, and never got washed out before. Got to wonder if the increased run-off that tsunamied down Tower St was headwatered up top on the newly constructed, pavement created by the Cumberland Farm store. Could be the total runoff from route 3 and Cumby's all combined into a torrent pouring down Tower St.....and headed for the boardwalk?
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FLL,
You are on to something here, IMHO!
The root cause of this flash flood has to be determined and work must be done to correct the root cause. If this is not done, the flash flood is likely to occur again. The railroad bed has been there for more than a century, yet it gets washed out this past summer in what was not a "100-year rain-event".
A lot of land has been cleared "up-stream/up-hill" from the Weirs in the recent few years and we had a flash flood. Fixing the damage does not fix the root cause of this problem. It only hides the symptoms.
I hope the Laconia Building Department is looking into the root cause of this and not just working with FEMA to make repairs to the boardwalk.
R2B