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Residents say stormwater, annexation and piecemeal approvals are flooding North Miami neighborhoods
Summary
Residents described repeated flooding, alleged gaps in stormwater planning after annexations, and concern that piecemeal approvals let developers shift traffic and stormwater burdens onto existing neighborhoods; they called for current engineering standards, independent review and inspection requirements.
Multiple residents told the consultants and city staff that new development has worsened flooding in annexed neighborhoods and that engineering studies tied to proposals rely on out‑of‑date baseline data.
Eileen DeCaba, a neighborhood association president and coalition vice president, said her area was annexed several years ago and that the last stormwater master plan predated annexation. “Since then, they approved now 3 projects around us. And we've been fighting since 02/2018,” she…
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