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Residents press FDOT on flap gates as CRA funds purchase of vacuum sewer cleaner
Summary
A resident raised ongoing beach flooding and lack of flap gate maintenance by FDOT. The CRA approved transferring $526,000 to the City to purchase a vacuum sewer cleaner truck to support local drainage maintenance; staff said they will not purchase the optional extended maintenance agreement at this time.
During the citizen comment period at the Nov. 5 CRA meeting, longtime beach resident Bob Glickman warned that flap gates and drainage maintenance remain inadequate and urged the Florida Department of Transportation to inspect and repair outfalls and flap gates on A1A. Glickman said surface lots and side streets along the beach are regularly flooded during king tides.
CRA staff said they have made repeated requests to FDOT to bring senior staff to a future…
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