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Pinehurst residents demand urgent action after repeated flooding; engineer cites blockages, board seeks written plan
Summary
Pinehurst residents told the River Ridge CDD on June 25 that routine flooding and a mid‑June storm left streets impassable and drains overflowing for days; District Engineer said blockages likely caused prolonged flooding and the board requested a written remediation plan and timeline.
Residents from the Pinehurst neighborhood pressed the River Ridge Community Development District to prioritize repeated street flooding, saying a June 12–14 tropical storm produced “unprecedented” inundation and that drains continued to overflow for days after other neighborhoods had drained.
At the June 25 meeting, resident Mike Dugan read a prepared statement saying Pinehurst homeowners are "galvanized in one voice" and demanded that River Ridge make Pinehurst flooding its top priority "regardless of cost," warning the community may pursue legal options if urgent action is not taken. Resident Ed Nowak said the current redesigned drainage system appears to have shifted problems from the Masters neighborhood to Pinehurst and called the redesign "flawed and unacceptable." Nowak said water was "bubbling up from the receiver" a week after the storm and described safety concerns and impassable streets.
District Engineer Charlie Krebs said he inspected the area after staff provided storm videos and that MRI completed an initial cleaning, removing leaves and debris from grates and pipes. Krebs told the board some Pinehurst drains show blockages that may exceed 25 percent and recommended MRI clean inlet structures; he described factors including swales, cascading basins and flowways that affect drainage performance.
Chair Bob Schultz asked Mr. Krebs to prepare a written plan with an estimated timeline for resolving the Pinehurst flooding and to provide it to the board, PSGRC General Manager Eric Long and the Pinehurst neighborhood representative. The engineer agreed to perform additional cleaning and to follow up with the requested documentation.
The exchange during public comment and the staff response resulted in the board directing staff and the district engineer to take concrete next steps rather than leaving the matter as a routine maintenance issue. The board did not adopt a new project budget or award a contract for large‑scale redesign at this meeting; it instead requested a plan and timeline to determine next steps and resource needs.
