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Residents press county on dewatering, flooding and permitting as commissioners weigh moratorium and infrastructure planning
Summary
Residents from multiple neighborhoods told the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners that dewatering and construction runoff from active developments is causing flooding, and asked the county to expand studies and enforcement; commissioners debated moratoriums, infrastructure planning and road funding.
Multiple residents and neighborhood groups told Manatee County commissioners that recent and ongoing subdivisions and construction are causing repeated surface flooding, muddy runoff and damage to private property and county roads, and urged stricter enforcement and broader engineering studies.
Public commenters described sites where dewatering pumps and construction runoff are pooling on adjacent streets and private yards, and said the county's existing inspection and enforcement capacity is too thin to police all active sites. Mark Vandery, a representative for the Waterline Road Preservation Group, and Dalton Nelson, a resident, both called for expanded scope and additional funding for a PD&E (Project Development & Environment) study on State Road 64 (Lorraine Road to Verna-Bethany) and for stronger on-site enforcement of dewatering permits.
State Road 64 PD&E, Lake Manatee drainage concerns
Mark Vandery told commissione…
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