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Flooded Port Orange residents press council over FEMA letters, ditches and stormwater repairs
Summary
Multiple residents from Sugar Forest and nearby neighborhoods described repeated flooding, damaged homes and slow relief after recent storms; the city manager said staff will hold an open-house vulnerability assessment tomorrow and a public workshop on the stormwater master plan in March to inform state funding applications.
Residents from Sugar Forest and other low-lying Port Orange neighborhoods described ongoing flood damage, safety and property concerns and asked the City Council for clearer communications and faster action on stormwater repairs.
Several speakers said they had received “substantial damage” letters from the city after recent storms and expressed frustration with insurance and recovery delays. Frank Biedlott said his home was labeled “substantially damaged” in an October 2024 letter and questioned a city valuation he described as far below his homeowners and flood-insurance estimates. Kathleen Tarnow and other Sugar Forest…
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