Peachtree City has purchased a vacant parcel of land near the Fairfield subdivision in hopes of solving a flooding issue at a home in the subdivision, officials said.

The one-acre parcel will be made into a detention pond to handle excessive stormwater runoff from a nearby commercial area, according to City Attorney Ted Meeker. Meeker advised Council that the city was responsible for fixing the problem because the city should have made sure the drainage from the commercial area worked properly.

The purchase will allow the city to remedy other flooding problems in the subdivision, Meeker said.

City Manager Bernie McMullen told council that the commercial area’s drainage pond was inadequate, and it was noted that a number of other lots in the area were approved with no additional drainage plans.

The buildings in question were approved a number of years ago before the current council took office, officials noted.

The land for the detention pond was purchased from developer Richard Simms for $123,148.

There is no firm estimate on how much it will cost to build the detention pond, but City Engineer David Borkowski said a wild ballpark guess would be between $50,000 and $60,000.

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