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South Daytona outlines multiple stormwater upgrades ahead of hurricane season
Summary
City Manager James L. Gillis Jr. updated the City Council on recent lift station replacements, televised system cleaning, and several grant-funded stormwater pond and pump station projects designed to reduce neighborhood flooding.
City Manager James L. Gillis Jr. told the City Council on June 9 that Public Works crews have completed a series of stormwater repairs and maintenance ahead of hurricane season, including an inlet repair in Lantern Park and the replacement of Lift Station #12 on Hickorywood Drive.
Gillis said crews have televised and cleaned stormwater lines in multiple neighborhoods and cleared the Citrus Ditch to improve drainage for Palm Grove and Lakeview Estates. He reported that Volusia County acquired property needed for a second stormwater pond in Lantern Park and is preparing bid documents under its Transform 386 program, and that environmental permits were submitted for the Aspen Pond Expansion in Big Tree Village.
Design work is continuing on a proposed pond in Sherwood Forest and on bank stabilization for the Stevens Canal, a pond on Brian Avenue, replacement of the pump at the Park of Honor, and installation of a pump station on Pope Avenue. "We are prepared to answer any further questions you may have based on my presentation of these items here tonight," Gillis said, closing his report.
The report noted the Melodie Park stormwater pond excavation has resumed and warned drivers of construction traffic along Kenilworth Avenue and Oriole Lane. Gillis also reported that replacement work at Lift Station #5 on Violet Street resumed after the prime contractor replaced a subcontractor; that work is supported by a grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and is expected to increase pumping capacity to reduce sewer backups.
