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Pinehurst residents press River Ridge CDD for urgent drainage fixes after repeated flooding
Summary
Pinehurst residents told the River Ridge Community Development District board on June 25 that repeated flooding — including a June 12–14 storm — has created safety hazards and they demand the district make Pinehurst drainage a top priority; the district engineer blamed blockages and will task MRI with cleaning and deliver a written plan.
At a June 25 meeting, Pinehurst residents urged the River Ridge Community Development District Board of Supervisors to treat recurring flooding as an urgent priority after a June 12–14 storm left streets impassable and water lingering a week later.
Resident Mike Dugan read a prepared statement saying Pinehurst has suffered “routine flooding over the past three years” and that the most recent event “crossed a red line,” adding that residents want “a quick absolute commitment from River Ridge that Pinehurst flooding is now a #1 or co-#1 priority, regardless of cost” and warned they would explore legal options and prepare temporary sandbagging during forecasts if necessary. Resident Ed Nowak, also reading a prepared statement, said the redesigned drainage system shifted the Masters’ historic problem to Pinehurst and described water “bubbling up from the receiver” a week after the rain stopped.
The Board asked for an engineering update. District Engineer Charlie Krebs said he was on site the day of the storm after receiving videos and found most roads dry except where water was blocked at grates and inlet structures. Krebs said MRI inspected and cleared leaves and flushed debris from pipes, and that some Pinehurst drains may have blockages above 25 percent that need cleaning. He said debris was not compacted or solid and that MRI would clean the inlets.
Chair Bob Schultz asked Krebs to prepare a written plan and estimated timeline detailing how the situation will be resolved and to provide it to the Board, Eric Long and the Pinehurst neighborhood representative. The record shows no formal motion or vote tied to a specific Pinehurst remediation plan at the meeting; the engineer’s commitment to clean and to deliver a plan was the primary board response recorded.
Why this matters: Pinehurst residents framed the issue as a public-safety concern and accused the district and retained engineers of shifting flood risk; the board’s immediate operational response was limited to inspection, a contractor cleaning commitment, and a directive to produce a written remediation plan. Follow-up items recorded for future agendas include the Lake & Dry Retention Audit Report and ongoing drainage project planning.
Next steps: The engineer will have MRI clean identified inlets and prepare the written plan and timeline for the Board; the minutes show the board expects regular updates but did not set a specific deadline at the June 25 meeting.
