Town of Needham PIU

I would like to commend the DPW for its concern with the ice along the northside of Brookline St. from Mitchell School to Manning St. The salting in the early morning is great for safety. The problem is the plowing that goes along with it. The plow tends to leave the ice it's scaping from the street on the storm sewer grate in front of my house, clogging it so the water no longer flows into it so it bypasses the sewer and continues down Brookline St. freezing as it goes. We had to go out this morning and break up the compacted ice on the storm sewer grate to get it to flow into it rather than down the street. Hopefully there is a reasonable solution to this..

I believe the root of the problem of the ice on Brookline St. is run-off from the Mitchell School that goes unabated through our neighbor's garage and out onto Brookline St. which tends to last for days after the rain has stopped. In fact it is still flowing today from Monday's storm. It would be nice if the Town could address this problem some day. It's not new.

This street has massive drainage issues. It has been reported in the past and DPW has claimed there are no issues Please reconsider and arrange proper drainage There is one catch basin for the entire street. Thank you

Ground water comes up through sidewalk. Grading does not allow water to go into drain. It is now a frozen sheet of ice in front of my home. I’m in a wheelchair (have internal elevator) and live alone with tweens. I can’t fix this ongoing ice and water situation or get a picture of the ice. We aren’t getting groceries or packages.

Full sidewalk of ice from water runoff getting stuck in front of my home. It’s a safety concern and since you won’t fix it I’m installing a barrier to get water into the drain for the rest of the season.

Third year of bringing this to attention.

Back yards of 141/145 Maple are completely flooded coming out of the wet lands

Backyard of this property is completely under water

Water is pouring onto street and has become very icy and people and children walking by have fallen. Water is pooling down onto GPA and is a hazard.

Water is running out to street from what looks like pipe from the house at 62 Emerson that creates a hazard to walk or pass through the area.