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Titusville residents tell council new retention ponds and dams have repeatedly flooded neighborhoods; staff points to FEMA modeling and ongoing feasibility work
Summary
Residents near Temple Drive and Baker Subdivision told the council repeated flooding and alleged discharges have damaged property and wildlife; city staff said FEMA LOMA modeling showed negligible changes to flood surfaces and that a Saint John's Basin feasibility study is underway.
Multiple residents spoke at the Dec. 9 meeting to raise alarms about repeated flooding, property damage and what they described as higher retention-pond water levels since recent pond and dam construction.
Stan Johnston, Steven Hansel and Richard Austin described homes flooded multiple times, lost vehicles, dead fish in private ponds, and neighbors’ claims that nearby facilities pumped…
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