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Miller Lake neighbors urge county to seek revocation of 2017 Royal Oaks permit as flooding grows
Summary
Residents near Miller Lake told the Volusia County Council that a 2017 permit for Royal Oaks stormwater is diverting runoff into the basin, causing long-term flooding that has damaged yards, trees and driveways. Neighbors asked staff and the council to request the permit be revoked and to take immediate action.
Peggy Hill and a string of longtime Miller Lake residents told the Volusia County Council on April 15 that water from a commercial development permitted in 2017 has filled Miller Lake and pushed the shoreline into back yards.
The speakers described a years-long rise in water levels and asked the county to seek revocation of the Royal Oaks permit issued to the developer in early 2017. “Please ask to revoke this permit from 02/2017,” Peggy Hill said during public comment, and Dave Hill said, “I want my dry land back and I don't agree to this water.”
Residents presented aerial photos and videos showing the lake’s footprint from 2008 through 2025 and said…
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