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River Ridge discusses multi-year storm surge resilience plan after modeling shows major inundation risk
Summary
District staff outlined a 5–10 year resilience plan and proposed an advisory panel after a topographic analysis showed a 10–12 foot storm surge could flood 45%–55% of Pelican Sound; the Board agreed to support coordination efforts.
River Ridge staff told the Board on Oct. 22 that the community faces increasing storm surge risk and outlined an action plan to build resilience over the next five to ten years.
Eric Long said staff are developing an advisory and review panel and asked the CDD to designate a Board representative and a staff or engineering point of contact to help coordinate intergovernmental and technical work. Long said a topographic hypothetical related to Hurricane Milton showed that "a 10’ to 12’ storm surge could have caused 45% to 55% of the community to be flooded," and he urged proactive planning that could take up to a decade and require coordination with state, county and village agencies.
The Board reached consensus that Mr. Long and newly appointed Board member Keith Merrill would assist with the initiative and authorized District Engineer Charlie Krebs to provide technical support as necessary. Counsel noted the Army Corps has presented ideas used elsewhere if funding becomes available.
Long emphasized the need to consider both private- and public-sector measures, and said staff will return with proposed panel membership, scopes and coordination steps for the Board to consider.
