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Port Richey panel asks City Council to seek Army Corps study after Sunset Boulevard flooding analysis
Summary
The Port Richey Resiliency and Restoration Committee voted to recommend that City Council ask the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study low-lying areas and the federal channel after reviewing updated sea-level and street-elevation data for Sunset Boulevard.
On Monday, April 14, the City of Port Richey Resiliency and Restoration Committee voted unanimously to recommend that City Council request a study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to assess the city’s low-lying areas and the federal channel and to explore options such as levees, pumps, or other structural measures.
Committee members said the recommendation follows a review of updated sea-level data and a focused look at Sunset Boulevard, a repeatedly flooded corridor. The committee discussed elevation baselines, trade-offs between raising roadway grades and stormwater drainage, and short- and long-term options for protecting access and property.
Committee Chairman Tom Rock said the committee wanted to “reset a little bit” with a baseline view of sea-level rise and local elevations before making specific recommendations. Members reviewed updated…
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