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Oversight board member recounts 2016 flooding and urges continued support for Virginia Beach flood bond program
Summary
At a March council briefing, the flood-prevention bond oversight board and the city's program manager reported design and construction progress, funding and outreach metrics, and plans to advance multiple projects; a resident-board member recounted severe local flooding from Hurricane Matthew and urged continued investment and transparency.
Scott Miller, a Windsor Oaks resident and member of the flood-prevention bond referendum oversight board, told the Virginia Beach City Council about losing more than a foot of water in his home during Hurricane Matthew in 2016 and urged the council to "stay the course" on the city's flood protection bond program.
Miller's testimony framed a quarterly presentation led by Jeff Waller, chairman of the oversight board, and the city's program manager from Jacobs Engineering, introduced in the meeting as Alicia Pica (referred to in the transcript as Lisa). Waller summarized the board's role, reminded the council the board reports quarterly per a council resolution, and listed recent staff briefings on stormwater operations, modeling, and a range of technical topics.
City and board officials emphasized recent milestones and public engagement. Waller said the program's website had about 23,000 views in 2025 (a roughly 40% increase from 2024), the program published 23 blogs (about 12,700 cumulative views) and 20 videos (about 177,000 views), and the…
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