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Zephyrhills council details pumps, shelters and aid as storm floodwaters inundate neighborhoods
Summary
City leaders described widespread flooding after an extreme rain event, outlined pumping and debris plans, listed distribution and shelter sites, and approved emergency pay and cleanup measures. Residents described homes damaged by floodwater and were directed to upcoming FEMA assistance.
The Zephyrhills City Council spent much of its meeting outlining an emergency response after what officials called an unprecedented rainfall event that inundated neighborhoods, schools and streets.
City Manager (unnamed) told the council the city is using pumps and an 8,000‑gallon tanker to move water from neighborhoods into school and private ponds and said crews will bring in additional county and state pumps as needed. He said Henry Drive was flooded into the high school, with "two feet of water" reported in the band hall and chorus room, and that crews had permission from a local nursing home to pump into its pond.
“The plan is to pump into the ponds on Woodland Elementary,” the City Manager said. “If those ponds are full, we’ll move the pump to the pond behind the nursing home.” He described contingency plans to extend pumping to county borrow pits if local pumping efforts fail.
Why it matters: Council members repeatedly stressed that the event was regional and…
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