Stormwater flooding and master plan projects
Summary
The city is spending millions on drainage — a $5 million pump station at NE Sixth Avenue, Cherry Creek dredging, and Floranada Business District well improvements — but the City Manager admits flooding can't be fully solved in a low-lying city facing heavier rains and sea level rise. Residents still see flooding on Sixth Avenue and Prospect.
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Last discussed Jun 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
Millions of dollars in grants and state revolving loan fund borrowing are funding drainage upgrades over the next five years.
Flood-prone neighborhoods on the west side, around Cherry Creek and along Floranada see gradual drainage relief.
Residents near chronic flood zones remain at risk, since the city concedes the problem can't be fully fixed.
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