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Apopka council approves continued pump rentals for Border Lake flood mitigation; council OKs additional stormwater funding
Summary
Council authorized staff to keep rental pumping equipment in place through the authorization period and approved additional funding from the stormwater fund to avoid de‑mobilization and remobilization costs if severe weather requires more pumping.
The Apopka City Council on July 16 voted unanimously to authorize staff to continue renting pumps for the Border Lake temporary flood‑mitigation project through the end of the authorized pumping period and to use stormwater‑fund resources for any needed additional rental or mobilization costs.
Public Works Director Vladimir Simovsky told the council the Border Lake mitigation effort began June 26 and “is performing as anticipated,” with lake elevation reductions tracking engineering projections. Simovsky said the city…
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