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Apopka council approves emergency Border Lake pumping plan and $100,000 budget addition
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved a short-term pumping plan to lower Border Lake and connected lakes, directing staff to proceed after county permitting and allocating an additional $100,000 to the project amid cost uncertainty and resident concerns about local flooding and transparency.
The Apopka City Council on March 5 approved a short-term emergency pumping plan to lower Border Lake and downstream lakes and directed staff to proceed while Orange County pursues an emergency permit from the St. Johns River Water Management District. Commissioner Nesta moved to approve the plan and to budget $100,000 for the effort; Commissioner Smith seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
City digital design manager Daho said the operation would move water through a four-leg pumping setup from Border Lake toward Lake Blue and other connected lakes. Under the current plan, pumps would operate about nine hours per day, seven days a week, and staff estimated the…
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