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Residents of Miller Lake urge county action as lake levels remain high after 2017 stormwater change
Summary
Multiple residents told the Volusia County Council on June 17 that Miller Lake (also called Miller Pond) has expanded since a 2017 stormwater permit and urged the county to pump water, halt stormwater discharges into the lake and seek permit revocation from the St. Johns River Water Management District.
Residents who live on and around Miller Lake told the Volusia County Council on June 17 that the lake is fuller than historically and that nearby yards and roads are regularly flooded, and they urged immediate action from county officials.
“Another two weeks has gone by. No action or communication to the Miller Lake taxpayers,” resident David Hill told the council, adding that “we truly feel abandoned by our elected officials.” Hill said asphalt millings and erosion remain on Miller Road and warned that a heavy rain would flood homes. Peggy Hill, who said she lives on Miller Road in Orange City, brought photos and told the council “the lake has never been this full” and asked the county to restart pumping now, not wait for another overflow.
The concerns centered on changes residents trace to a 2017 letter of no objection the county issued for the Royal Oaks Professional Center stormwater connection. Multiple speakers said that decision…
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