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Oversight board member urges Virginia Beach to "stay the course" on over $500 million flood bond
Summary
Scott Miller, a member of the bond referendum oversight board, told the Virginia Beach City Council this afternoon that the city should continue funding and clearly communicating progress on the flood-protection program funded by the 2021 bond, citing personal flooding during Hurricane Matthew and the need for transparency and outreach.
Scott Miller, a member of the bond referendum oversight board and a Virginia Beach resident, told the Virginia Beach City Council this afternoon that the city should maintain momentum on its flood-protection program funded by the 2021 bond referendum.
Miller recounted living in the Windsor Oaks neighborhood and said Hurricane Matthew in 2016 left "more than a foot of water" in his house and flooded hundreds of nearby homes, a personal account he said helped explain why the city pursued major flood protections. "That night of Matthew made one thing crystal clear," he said: the city could not ignore the risk.
Miller said the storm prompted immediate city actions, including cleanup and canal dredging, and ultimately led voters to approve an "over half a billion dollar" flood bond in 2021. As a…
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