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Resident faults development for recurring flooding; county staff cite stop-work order and plan reviews
Summary
A resident told supervisors the Capital Moment development is causing recurring flooding on her property; county staff said a stop-work order was issued and engineers have reviewed plans, with further review and on-site follow-up promised.
A Hancock County resident, Kristin Garriga, used public comment time Jan. 6 to press supervisors about flooding she attributes to nearby development. Garriga said repeated complaints over two years have not been resolved and described standing water on her land after recent rains.
County staff responded that a stop-work order had been issued in November for lack of an approved stormwater plan, that engineers and the developer’s representatives have submitted multiple iterations of plans, and that the county engineer reviewed a plan that was revised to account for a 100-year storm event and later approved. County staff said review and on-site inspections are ongoing and offered to provide Garriga copies of the plan and inspection records and to meet on-site to review the approved designs.
Why it matters: The exchange documents a neighborhood dispute over stormwater and construction compliance, steps the county has taken (a stop-work order and engineering review) and the resident’s continuing concerns about property damage and erosion.
Garriga pressed for a precise accounting of runoff volumes and questioned whether county approvals fully addressed upstream impacts to her property; county representatives, including the county engineer and the building official, told the board they would supply plan documents and conduct an on-site meeting to confirm compliance and next steps. The board indicated enforcement of approved plans and potential future stop-work actions if the developer fails to comply.
No formal board action was taken beyond offering follow-up meetings and providing plan documentation, but county officials recorded that the stop-work order had been issued previously and that a compliant plan had been under review and revised during the fall months.
