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Jamaican Lake residents press Bay County for drainage fixes, urge pause on west‑end development

5602228 · August 19, 2025
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Summary

A group of Jamaican Lake residents told commissioners they are facing recurrent flooding and asked the county to install drainage infrastructure and pause approvals for west-end development until those improvements are in place.

Several residents of the Jamaican Lake neighborhood spoke during public comment at the Aug. 19 Bay County commission meeting, urging county leaders to address recurring flooding on the west end of the beach and to pause development approvals until drainage infrastructure is implemented and tested.

Brian Morris, a Jamaican Lake resident, told commissioners he had raised the issue repeatedly by email and in media interviews and said…

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