Battling Mother Nature can be draining.
With 54 to 57 inches of rain falling in the Birmingham metro area in the average year, that’s a lot of rainwater to handle. The national average is 30 to 38 inches, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
But Lori Beath Kearley, Vestavia Hills’ director of public services, isn’t giving up the fight. Kearly, who was named Department Head of the Year by the Alabama City/County Management Association this year, is working to make Vestavia Hills more proactive in its battle with stormwater flooding…