This presentation focuses on the stormwater engineering components involved in the implementation of a drainage project on a municipality’s Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) list. Existing site constraints provided the opportunity for storm sewer analysis through alternative modeling methods, while existing onsite utilities drove trunkline placement. As designers and planners, it is important to remember that there exists a powerful, interconnected relationship between a community and project design decisions. As such, additional considerations will be explored external to the immediate work of engineering, such as community impact and coordination efforts required to implement a seemingly standard CIP project.