After Hurricanes Ian and Nicole devastated their houses, residents of Flagler beach want infrastructure upgrades following hurricanes Ian and Nicole, ranging from inadequate infrastructure to blocked stormwater drains.
One of these issues is the lack of a seawall along the shore. Locals think that by creating one, State Road A1A, partially collapsed following Hurricane Nicole, would be better protected.
The city’s infrastructure is in poor condition, according to city commissioners. They assured locals in a crowded meeting on Thursday that they would cooperate with the county and the Florida Department of Transportation to limit the damage the following time a storm approaches.
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Susan Price, a local, observed, “It seems like they’re attempting to back it up again.” Residents of Flagler Beach asked commissioners to defend their hometown. People criticised the municipal authorities for their poor communication.
Others claimed that they had long complained about unkempt storm drains. Price stated, “We are drowning in stormwater from the storm drains.” “I sent them a video a couple of years ago for a cycle of low tide to high tide during a nor’easter, and you could see the fish coming up the storm drains – nobody took it seriously until recently,” resident Donna Schneider said.
The city commissioners said they would collaborate with FDOT to develop a maintenance plan. The chair, Ken Bryan, lamented that “it’s just continuing to happen throughout the city every time we plug a hole over here, something springs up over here and here.”
We are not ignoring it, to put it simply. The city and FEMA recently met to discuss money for disaster preparedness mitigation measures. Schneider added, “This is an artificial problem we’re attempting to handle.
It’s exhausting, and this is not just a storm coming in. Before and after Hurricane Nicole, the bridge across Moody Boulevard that connects to A1A was open.
People were unhappy that it was open because, according to them, motorists from outside the neighbourhood finally pushed floodwaters into their homes.
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Throughout Hurricane Ian, the bridge was shut down. According to the city, the bridge only closes when gusts reach 45 mph or more. To improve safety, commissioners also await a licenced contractor to repair the lighting on the bridge.
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