Cobbler's Run in the Canterbury Creek Development has seen severe flooding twice over the last week, shutting down streets and holding this development hostage to thousands of dollars in clean up costs.

Homeowner Jack Walters says, "If its short burst maybe half hour or whatever, and it dissipates we're fine.  But when it rains for over an hour and it's coming down heavy, two inches, an inch and a half.  There's a 20-foot drop from Struther's Road, and there's vacant woods back there and it's feeding into our development.  This development was not designed to handle any other water other than our own."

Walters has lived here for about five years, and has experienced four floods, others have experienced the problem for decades.

"At the bottom of the development where you come in it gets flooded for more than a block and no vehicles can get in or out.  That means emergency vehicles, ambulances, fire trucks, God forbid somebody should get hurt or deathly ill, they're not going to get help," Walters said.                                                                        

Trustees say they have been doing all they can to alleviate the problem and have now called in the county and a representative from Congressman Tim Ryan's Office for help.

Poland Trustee Eric Ungaro says, "You know if somebody's grass is high you can send your guys over there to cut the grass or there's a pothole you patch it.  I mean this is such a complex problem engineering, legal issue that you just have to rely on people like the Army Corp of Engineers or engineering firms that did the study last time for the grants.

Poland Trustees, Mahoning County Commissioners and a representative from Congressman Ryan's Office are expected to try and set up a meeting with the Army Corp of Engineers as soon as possible.