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Stormwater Pipeline Projects on Bennett, Shoreview, and Palmer Avenues

Summary

The Shoreview Avenue CDS unit project is now funded and awaiting a design schedule — and it should eliminate the large sandbar that formed in Lake Killarney last year.

At a glance

Total mentions
8
Last 30 days
2

Discussed at 3 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 10, 2026.

Impact analysis

💰Financial impact

Funding already approved by the City Commission; no new cost to lake residents.

✅Who benefits

Boaters and lakefront residents who dealt with the sandbar.

⚠️Who could be affected

Boaters on the south side of Lake Maitland will face temporary disruption while construction is underway.

Mentions & discussions (8)

MeetingNov 10, 2026

Lakes and Waterways Board - Nov 10, 2026

The city is finishing inspection and cleaning of the 72-inch Bennett Avenue pipeline and the 66-inch Shoreview Avenue storm sewer, and is moving ahead with a new pipeline from Palmer Avenue through the Old England right-of-way into Lake Maitland. A grant has been applied for to help fund the Palmer project.

MeetingOct 13, 2026

Lakes and Waterways Board - Oct 13, 2026

Inspection and repair of the huge Bennett Avenue pipe and the Minnesota Avenue-to-Lake Killarney trunk line finish this week or next, and the Palmer Avenue outfall into Lake Maitland is in site remediation.

MeetingOct 7, 2026

Lake Killarney Board - Oct 7, 2026

Scheduled updates covered the Shoreview CDS project aimed at preventing the sandbar, the Stirling Bridge replacement expected in contract in early 2027, and the major outfalls inspection schedule. These projects affect drainage and lake clarity around Killarney.

MeetingAug 11, 2026

Lakes and Waterways Board - Aug 11, 2026

Phase 1 of a three-phase stormwater upgrade starts next week, briefly disrupting lake use on Lake Maitland's south side. The upsized outfall will double the system's capacity.

MeetingAug 5, 2026

Lake Killarney Board - Aug 5, 2026

The Shoreview Avenue CDS unit project is now funded and awaiting a design schedule — and it should eliminate the large sandbar that formed in Lake Killarney last year.

MeetingJul 23, 2026

Community Redevelopment Advisory Board - Jul 23, 2026

A hydrodynamic separator project on Canton Avenue would help manage stormwater runoff without needing electric power. The board asked for an in-person update from Public Works.

MeetingJul 22, 2026

City Commission - Jul 22, 2026

Two Geosyntec design contracts were approved: $292,879 for the Canton Avenue water quality and drainage project and $161,077 for Shoreview Avenue water quality improvements.

MeetingJun 22, 2026

Lakes and Waterways Board - Jun 22, 2026

The Palmer/Old England outfall project starts within weeks, Sterling Bridge construction begins early 2027, and sandbag operations are planned ahead of storm season.

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