Pelican Sound resilience planning: CDD asked to help coordinate storm-surge response
PSGRC general manager told the River Ridge CDD that a 10–12 foot storm surge could flood nearly half the community in a hypothetical model and requested Board representation for a multi-agency resilience advisory panel.
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Eric Long, PSGRC general manager, told the River Ridge Board on Oct. 22 that Pelican Sound is developing a five- to ten-year resilience action plan to address increasing storm surge impacts. Using a hypothetical scenario referencing Hurricane Milton topography, Long said a 10- to 12-foot surge could have inundated roughly 45%–55% of the community and argued for proactive, coordinated planning with county, state and neighboring jurisdictions.
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