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Public works outlines debris-management changes and backlog in stormwater maintenance after 2024 storms
Summary
Public Works Director Kelly Hammer Levy briefed the board on Aug. 14 about expanded debris-management contracts, more debris-management sites and new citizen drop-off locations, but staff and commissioners said the county still faces backlogs on private stormwater ponds and canal maintenance that affect neighborhood flooding.
Kelly Hammer Levy, Pinellas County public works director, told commissioners on Aug. 14 that lessons learned from three 2024 storms prompted contract changes, more drop-off sites, and better municipal coordination but that a backlog of stormwater maintenance and private pond issues remains.
Levy said the county expanded debris contracts procured in 2023 and placed five debris contractors on the county contract; work last year showed the county needed more debris-management sites and more citizen drop-off locations. The county now has 51 debris-management locations and four additional citizen drop-off sites beyond the two used previously, she said. County procurement has also opened an Invitation-to-Qualify for vendors for emergency disaster response to pre-identify…
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