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Pinehurst residents press River Ridge CDD for urgent action after repeated flooding; engineer cites clogged inlets
Summary
Residents from Pinehurst told the River Ridge CDD on June 25 that routine and storm-caused flooding has become "unprecedented," demanding the district make Pinehurst a top priority. The district engineer found debris-blocked inlets and will have MRI clean affected drains and provide a written remediation plan.
Pinehurst residents urged the River Ridge Community Development District board on June 25 to make long-standing drainage problems a top priority after flooding tied to a June 12–14 storm left streets impassable and drains overflowing for days.
Resident Mike Dugan read a prepared statement saying Pinehurst residents are "galvanized in one voice" and warned the district that without "a quick absolute commitment" to prioritize Pinehurst they will "be forced to explore legal options" and may pay for interim sandbagging when storms are forecast. Resident Ed Nowak said a post-Irma redesign that helped other neighborhoods appears to have shifted the worst flooding to Pinehurst and called the redesign "flawed and unacceptable," pressing the board for a final redesign and rapid action during hurricane season.
District Engineer Charlie Krebs, who inspected Pinehurst after videos were circulated, described on-site findings and interim work: he said crews removed leaves and debris from grates and flushed out material from pipes, and that some drains "may have blockages above 25% that need to be cleaned." Krebs said MRI inspected and began clearing inlets and that he will have MRI clean the inlets as a remediation step.
Chair Bob Schultz asked Krebs to prepare and deliver a written plan and an estimated timeline for resolving the Pinehurst flooding to the Board, PSGRC General Manager Eric Long and the Pinehurst neighborhood representative. Chuck Adams noted later in the meeting that loan proceeds for the Series 2024 financing will cover drainage projects as part of the revised scope, a funding pathway the board used in considering a separate ditch-cleaning contract.
The board did not adopt an immediate, separate engineering redesign at the meeting; instead it directed the engineer to document the condition and cleanup steps and to return recommendations. The Lake & Dry Retention Audit Report will appear on the July agenda, and the district confirmed a follow-up meeting on July 23, 2024.
