Residents tell River Ridge board plugged inlet left Pinehurst ponding and flood risk; engineer to study

Jul 23, 2024

Residents warned of ponding and near‑flood conditions at Pinehurst after a plugged inlet; the district engineer said the original cross‑connection was addressed but additional study and photographic/video evidence are needed and staff will arrange an inspection.

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Resident Shari Perkins told the River Ridge Community Development District Board on July 23 that, a week after a street inlet was plugged, drainage problems persist "and water has been overflowing in the triangle monument area," and that a retention pond between River 8 and River 9 appears nearly 1 foot above the drain, raising flood concerns.

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