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Pinehurst residents press River Ridge CDD over repeated flooding; engineer pledges cleaning and plan
Summary
Residents of Pinehurst urged the River Ridge Community Development District to make their drainage problems a top priority after a June storm left streets impassable; District Engineer Charlie Krebs identified inlet blockages and said contractors will clean affected inlets and produce a written remediation plan and timeline.
At the River Ridge Community Development District meeting on June 25, Pinehurst residents urged the board to take urgent action after repeated flooding during a tropical storm June 12–14 left streets impassable and standing water for days.
Resident Mike Dugan read a prepared statement saying Pinehurst homeowners are “galvanized in one voice” and demanding “a quick absolute commitment from River Ridge that Pinehurst flooding is now a #1 or co‑#1 priority, regardless of cost,” and warning residents may pursue legal options or pay for private sandbagging if the district does not act.
Resident Ed Nowak followed, saying the recent redesign of the drainage system shifted flooding from the Masters neighborhood to Pinehurst and described a safety issue in which water “was bubbling up from the receiver” a week after the storm. “The bottom line is the current redesigned system as far as we can see is flawed and unacceptable,” Nowak said, and he called for “a final, proper redesign” with high priority and resources during hurricane season.
District Engineer Charlie Krebs said he inspected Pinehurst after PSGRC General Manager Eric Long shared storm videos. Krebs said crews found leaves and debris on grates and in pipes that were flushed when MRI inspected the next day, but that some inlets appear to be more than 25% blocked and need cleaning. He said MRI will clean the inlets and further investigate cascading basins, swales and control structures to identify remaining constraints.
District Manager Chuck Adams asked for a drainage update and Chair Bob Schultz asked Krebs to provide a written plan that details how the situation will be resolved, with an estimated timeline, and to distribute it to the Board, Mr. Long and the Pinehurst NVR. The board did not set a formal deadline during the meeting.
Why it matters: Multiple residents described repeated multi‑day flooding that residents say creates safety and access problems and erodes confidence the district and its engineers will resolve the issue. The engineer’s commitment to inlet cleaning and a written remediation plan gives a near‑term action to monitor.
What’s next: Krebs said MRI will clean identified inlets; Chair Schultz requested the written remediation plan and timeline. The board will review the plan once produced and discuss follow‑up at future meetings.
