Rain was near disaster in Rutland

If the heavy rain on Tuesday had lasted another 5 or 10 minutes, Rutland could have seen a major disaster. Public Works Commissioner Alan Shelvey said Rultand has a margin of only a few minutes before heavy rain turns to devastation. The city had a close call Tuesday, causing public works personnel to drop whatever they were doing and make flood prevention job one. He said city planners are beginning to plan ahead and will be refiguring its drainage system to prevent backups in the future.