Soap Lake City Council discusses storm drain maintenance

SOAP LAKE — Wednesday’s Soap Lake City Council meeting saw discussion between city council members and the public regarding storm drains not being cleaned frequently enough, which may have caused flooding during recent rainstorms. An anonymous letter to the city, read by Mayor Michelle Agliano during the Mayor’s Message portion of the meeting, attributed flooding on the letter writer’s property – from a rainstorm on July 10 – to a buildup in nearby storm drains and asked that the city take responsibility on their end for keeping the storm drains in good working order.