The recent tropical storm blew in a lot of rain and amplified water drainage issues on some residents’ properties. That was enough to bring them out to the Lower Towamensing Township supervisors meeting Tuesday night looking for help.

The first to speak was Conrad George and Donna Plateo of Little Gap Road.

George said he has a water runoff problem from a property above him on Little Gap Road. He doesn’t know where the runoff is originating, but he brought in pictures of the damage. He has also spoken to Duane Dellecker, the township’s zoning officer, and a person at the conservation district.

“I’m just trying to find a conclusion to this,” he said and hopes maybe the township’s engineer could look into it.

Next up was Deborah Imbriaco of Ironwood Road.

Imbriaco said she’s been dealing with the water runoff problem for a couple months. The township installed a pipe that was supposed to direct the stormwater properly, but instead it washes into her driveway and pushes the gravel into her backyard. Every time the gravel gets washed away, she has to get it repaired.

She said she spoke to the township’s road supervisor about it, and he told her that he can’t do anything about Mother Nature. He did come out the next day and did some work on her neighbor’s property, then put in a stone berm in accordance with a conversation she had with township Supervisor Jay Mullikin. The driveway remains washed out.

“Why is it my responsibility now to put money out again to fix my driveway when I had already fixed it the first time?” she said. “And you guys didn’t come out and fix it within a reasonable time.”

“What’s a reasonable time,” Mullikin asked.

“Well, not months, where I now suffered another loss,” she said.

Mullikin asked her if the township had fixed the problems in the manner that they had discussed.

“Yes, but I suffered another loss where now I have to put money out again,” she said. “My driveway is in my backyard.”

After further discussion, Mullikin agreed to have the township engineer come out and take a look at it and see if the solution will prevent future problems.

“I appreciate that because I can’t keep suffering these losses,” she said.

Jim Connelly of Walnut Drive said there is a problem with Buck Hill Road. When it rains, sand comes down the hill, crosses the road and piles up. After the recent storm, there was 18 inches of sand where the lane hits the road. It caused problems for a FedEx truck. Its tire sank into the sand.

Supervisors’ Chairman Brent Green said the township will look into the problem.