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River Ridge CDD weighs multi-year storm surge resilience plan; board designates representatives to assist
Summary
PSGRC General Manager Eric Long presented a resilience action plan addressing storm surge and climate impacts and asked the CDD to designate Board and staff representatives; Long warned a 10'–12' surge could have flooded 45%–55% of the community in a hypothetical scenario. The board agreed Long and newly appointed Keith Merrill will assist and authorized Charlie Krebs to help as needed.
Eric Long, PSGRC General Manager, told the River Ridge CDD on Oct. 22 that storm surge impacts have increased in recent years and presented a multi-year resilience action plan that would include an advisory/review panel and coordination with surrounding jurisdictions.
Long urged the CDD to designate a Board representative and staff or engineering contacts to assist coordination, citing a hypothetical topographic analysis in which a 10- to 12-foot storm surge "could have caused 45% to 55% of the community to be flooded." He said the work could take up to 10 years and would likely require coordination with state, county and village agencies and potential funding partners such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
District Counsel Tony Pires noted that the Army Corps has presented concepts in neighboring Collier County should funding become available. The Board reached a consensus that Mr. Long and Board member Keith Merrill would assist with the initiative and authorized District Engineer Charlie Krebs to support as necessary.
No formal budget request or timeline was adopted at the meeting; staff described the item as an early-stage planning and coordination effort. Long asked the Board to consider what actions could be taken inside and outside the CDD's authority to address the vulnerability of commercial and residential buildings.
Next steps: staff and designated Board representatives will continue to develop the plan and identify potential partners and funding paths for future Board consideration.
