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East end gets help with storm drainage

The city of Havre has plans to provide some temporary relief for the drainage problem that has long plagued city residents on the east side, Mayor Bob Rice said.

"We want to help keep things from flooding when it rains," said Rice, "so we are going to install some Echo drains."

Dave Peterson, director of public works, said Echo drains are a type of storm drain commonly found on streets and bridges.

Rice said the drains are a temporary solution and that the problem will be fixed permanently when the First Street project becomes a reality sometime around 2005 or 2006.

Rice said the drains were s...

 

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