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Residents urge action on cleared wetlands and drainage as commission hears flood-management warnings
Summary
Multiple residents asked Santa Rosa County to investigate cleared wetlands and chronic standing water at Furlong and other local sites; a Flood Defenders representative warned federal rules under the Floods Act of 2022 may require updated NOAA rainfall data and affect grant eligibility.
Residents at the Feb. 12 meeting told the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners they are seeing increased standing water, cleared wetlands and rapid development that they say is straining local drainage and creating safety hazards.
Pauline Grimes of Avalon Beach told commissioners that a natural drainage way on Furlong in Santa Cruz Boulevard was cleared…
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