GreenTree at Westwood Senior Living residents have returned to their apartments on Columbus west side after city workers helped avert a flooding problem at the facility Thursday night.
Sixty residents went home with family members as Columbus firefighters and city Department of Public Works crews cleared drains and pumped water for four hours from an overflow ditch where the dirt was nearly failing, causing water to flow toward GreenTree.
City crews were working to prevent the ditch from failing, which would have caused water from the overflow, and potentially the retention pond, to flow toward Greentree and flood the facility.
“GreenTree at Westwood Senior Living wants to express its deep gratitude to the city of Columbus Fire Department for their perseverance in preventing flood waters from penetrating our community. The safety and security of our residents is always our top priority and we’re pleased to report that all of our residents have returned after spending the night with family and friends,” said Vicky Colson, GreenTree executive director.
This morning, the water in a retention pond for the neighboring Westwood Pine Apartments has lowered as has the level of water in the overflow, and there is no water surrounding GreenTree.
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