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Mallard Lakes homeowners ask Sussex County to fund feasibility study and early berm work to address chronic flooding
Summary
Residents of the Mallard Lakes condominium community urged Sussex County Council to fund an Army Corps feasibility study or budget a $500,000 local match so federal funding can be leveraged to address repeated tidal flooding and rising water that residents say threatens homes and insurance availability.
Residents of the Mallard Lakes condominium community told the Sussex County Council on July 15 that repeated tidal flooding has turned yards to mud and threatens property values and flood insurance availability, and they asked the county to budget money now for engineering work so federal funding can be secured.
“During Hurricane Sandy our community had some of the worst flooding in Delaware,” homeowner Simone Reba told the council during the meeting’s public-comment period. “FEMA threatened to pull flood insurance for all of this county, which would devastate property values and the local economy.”
Reba and other speakers said Mallard Lakes is a 477-unit condominium near…
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