Resident warns council of backyard erosion, flooding from Forest Creek golf course drainage

A Round Rock homeowner addressed the City Council during the citizen communication period to report repeated flooding, fast moving runoff and erosion along a drainage ditch that separates private backyards from the Forest Creek Golf Course. The resident, who identified herself as Carol Buecher and gave her address as 4002 Harvey Penick Drive, said the ditch runs on city property and carries runoff from the golf course; she described a large underground pipe feeding the ditch and said the ditch is now only four to five feet wide and has worsened over the nine years she has lived at the address. She said she videotaped flooding on July 5 that showed overtopping and fast-moving flows and reported localized property impacts including undermined stone columns, a flooded pool, fence corrosion and standing water on neighbors’ yards. During the exchange, a city official indicated a utilities department representative was present in the audience and would speak with the resident after the meeting; the mayor clarified the council could not discuss items that were not on the posted agenda during citizen communication. No formal action was taken by the council during the meeting. The resident requested the city resolve the drainage condition so she can finish installing a fence; staff indicated the utilities representative in the room would follow up with the resident after the meeting for further discussion.