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Pinehurst residents press River Ridge board for urgent action after repeated flooding
Summary
Pinehurst residents told the River Ridge Board of Supervisors the neighborhood has repeatedly flooded and demanded the district make remediation its top priority; the district engineer blamed debris-blocked inlets and pledged inlet cleaning and a written remediation plan, and the board later approved related drainage work.
At the June 25 meeting of the River Ridge Community Development District Board of Supervisors, Pinehurst residents urged immediate action to address repeated flooding that they said created safety hazards and left streets impassable.
Michael Dugan, a Pinehurst resident, read a prepared statement asking the district to make Pinehurst flooding “a #1 or co-#1 priority, regardless of cost,” warning that residents would “be forced to explore legal options” and that they would hire contractors to lay sandbags ahead of future storms if the district did not act. Dugan said residents want constant updates and noted several have offered financial support.
Ed Nowak, another Pinehurst resident, said the neighborhood’s streets remained flooded for days after a June storm while other communities were dry and charged that a recent system redesign shifted problems from the Masters to Pinehurst. “The bottom line is the current redesigned system as far as we can see is flawed and unacceptable,” he said, and demanded a final redesign and expedited work during hurricane season.
Charlie Krebs, the district engineer, said he inspected the area after staff sent him videos and found debris and leaves blocking grates and pipes. Krebs said MRI inspected and removed material from grates and flushed debris from pipes and that some drains in Pinehurst may have blockages above 25 percent that need cleaning. “The problem is the blockage and perhaps some of the drains along Pinehurst have blockages above 25% that need to be cleaned,” Krebs said, and he committed to having MRI clean the inlets.
Chair Bob Schultz asked Krebs to prepare a written plan detailing how the situation will be resolved and to provide an estimated timeline to the Board, to Eric Long and to the Pinehurst neighborhood representative group.
Later in the meeting the board addressed drainage projects: it adopted Resolution 2024‑05 to amend the use of proceeds of the District’s Improvement Revenue Note, Series 2024, and unanimously approved an MRI Construction estimate of $173,367.78 for dry retention flow‑way ditch cleaning adjacent to River Course holes #6–#8. District Manager Chuck Adams said loan proceeds will cover drainage projects and that staff included the irrigation project with a 10 percent contingency.
The meeting record does not show a timetable for a full system redesign or a firm schedule for neighborhood‑wide structural changes. The Board asked for a written remediation plan from the district engineer and authorized immediate cleaning work tied to the approved estimate; residents urged continued oversight and frequent updates.
The Board confirmed its next regular meeting for July 23, 2024, when staff said the Lake & Dry Retention Audit Report will be on the agenda.
