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Apopka outlines short‑ and long‑term plans to lower Border Lake levels; nearly $7 million in grants targeted
Summary
Mayor and staff described emergency pumping, dredging and two grant streams (state and federal hazard‑mitigation funding) that together approach $7 million to support short‑ and long‑term stormwater infrastructure to reduce flooding around Border Lake and neighboring basins.
Mayor Brian Nelson and city engineers told the council on April 2 that short‑term pumping and sediment removal are ready to begin once an emergency permit is issued and verbal agreements are obtained from right‑of‑way owners.
Nelson said the city and Orange County have prepared temporary pump rentals and fuel funding and that staff have secured resident right‑of‑way approvals; the remaining administrative step is a signature from a large utility owner. "Once the permit's secured, we could expect to start pumping within 24—within a week," the mayor said. He estimated the lake drawdown could…
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