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Phillippi Creek residents press county to fund dredging after repeated floods
Summary
Homeowners along Phillippi Creek told the Sarasota County Commission that repeated storm-driven sand deposits have choked the creek, causing three floods in two months for some households and urging immediate dredging to restore outflow and reduce storm surge impacts.
Several dozen residents from neighborhoods along Phillippi Creek told the Sarasota County Commission on Jan. 15 that the creek’s channels are clogged with storm-deposited sand and silt and that the county should pay to dredge the creek to reduce future flood damage.
Residents said rain and storm surge from three recent storms—Debbie, Helene and Milton—left sandbars and deposits that blocked normal outflow, sending water into houses at depths of up to 33 inches in multiple homes. They urged commissioners to add Phillippi Creek dredging to the county’s list of funded stormwater projects.
‘‘The sand bars that we’re seeing… block the main…
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