Mary Alexander
s t o r m
d r a i n a g e
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p r o j e c t
your storm water fees at work
Dear Resident:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services and
consulting engineer, Land Design, Inc., continue
to work through the planning phase of the Mary
Alexander Storm Drainage Improvement Project.
Land Design is finalizing the reports. Once complete,
staff can review different alternatives to address the
drainage issues and concerns in the project area.
analyze the downstream channel that flows from Mary
Alexander Road to where it meets Mallard Creek.
This project will focus on the storm drainage issues
along Mary Alexander Road between East Mallard
Creek Church Road and the entrance to the University
of North Carolina at Charlotte. The project will also
If you have any questions, please contact Project
Manager Steven McCraney at 704-432-0967 or
smccraney@charlottenc.gov.
For more information about this project, please visit our
website http://stormwater.charmeck.org and click on
Storm Water Projects dropdown menu in the green bar,
then Active Projects and Mary Alexander.
February 2014
Shade Your Stream
Shade Your Stream
along creeks and lakes should be planted with native trees and shrubs
Engineering & Property Management
Property along creeks and lakes should
Storm Water Services Division
more information about stream buffers, visit http://stormwater.charmeck.org.
Eastshrubs
Fourth Street
along creeks
and lakes
should
be trees
plantedand
withshrubs.
native trees600
and
be planted
with
native
Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
more information about stream buffers, visit http://stormwater.charmeck.org.
ROOTS
COOL
TEMPERATURES
Roots anchor the
soil, reduce flood
ROOTS
damage and take
Roots
anchor
the
up excess fertilizers.
soil, reduce flood
damage and take
up excess fertilizers.
Shade keeps the
COOL
water
cool, allowing
TEMPERATURES
fish and aquatic life
Shade
keeps the
to thrive.
water cool, allowing
fish and aquatic life
to thrive.
WILDLIFE
HABITAT
WILDLIFE
Shaded streams
HABITAT
provide valuable
habitat for wildlife.
Shaded streams
provide valuable
habitat for wildlife.
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For more information about stream buffers,
visit http://stormwater.charmeck.org