City eyes East Second Street drainage project - al.com

City eyes East Second Street drainage project - al.com: "GULF SHORES — City officials plan to ask the state Transportation Department for $1.8 million to help control stormwater runoff along East Second Street.

During a City Council work ses sion earlier this week, Public Works Director Mark Acreman said his department spent about $35,000 in development impact fees to design a drainage system that will route runoff from about 80 acres south of East 20th Street away from a flood-prone part of town and into the Intracoastal Waterway.

'When it rains we all wake up and wonder what's happening over there,' said Mayor Robert Craft. 'I know it causes an extraordinary amount of stress for the residents over there.'"