A failed stormwater pipe caused a sinkhole to form on the northeast corner of the Mill Valley High School campus. Now, the Shawnee Public Works Department is approaching the City Council to approve emergency repairs during the summer before school starts.
“There were two things going on: One is we were having separation of pipe segments, dirt getting into it, and rusting of the pipe invert — the bottom of the pipe,” Shawnee Public Works Director Kevin Manning said. “The bottom of the pipe most likely has water in it and experiences rusting and degradation more than other pipes.”
Mill Valley High School, located on Monticello Road, sits in the De Soto School District, but the city of Shawnee is responsible for the stormwater system underneath…