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CDD hears resilience plan as Pelican Sound faces rising storm-surge risks
Summary
Pelican Sound managers presented a five- to ten-year resilience plan and proposed advisory panel after modeling showed a 10–12 foot surge could flood 45%–55% of the community. The CDD agreed to designate Board and staff liaisons to assist coordination with county and state agencies.
Eric Long, general manager for PSGRC, briefed the River Ridge Community Development District on storm-surge risks and an action plan aimed at building resilience over the next five to 10 years.
Long said planners are developing an advisory and review panel and asked the CDD to name a Board representative and staff or engineering contacts to coordinate with county, state and regional partners. He presented a hypothetical topographic analysis indicating a 10- to 12-foot surge could have flooded 45%–55% of the community in a modeled event.
"We need a plan and a partnership approach," Long said, urging coordination with agencies including the Army Corps of Engineers and nearby municipalities. Chair Bob Schultz and other supervisors agreed to support the initiative and authorized District Engineer Charlie Krebs to assist as needed. The consensus designated Long and newly appointed Supervisor Keith Merrill to help lead coordination efforts.
Long said some mitigation measures being considered—such as temporary panels—would be insufficient alone and that meaningful protection would require a decade-long, multi-agency approach. No formal funding request or policy was adopted at the meeting; staff will report back as the advisory-panel work progresses.
The discussion highlighted the need to coordinate technical studies, funding sources and intergovernmental approvals to pursue large-scale storm-surge defenses.
