Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Flood Mitigation topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Dean Park residents urge faster seawall, berm and grant action
Summary
Residents from Dean Park urged the board to prioritize local flood mitigation: they described repeated river flooding of homes, aging seawalls and degraded berms, and requested status updates on FEMA/HMGP and other grant applications.
During public comment, Dean Park residents described repeated flooding and aging protection infrastructure and asked why their neighborhood’s projects remain categorized as lower-priority versus other grant tiers.
Gary Eck outlined five neighborhood priorities — pumping station maintenance, stormwater backflow prevention, elevation-raising projects, seawall replacement and berm restoration — and asked for an update on grant status and prioritization. Catherine Nick described multiple instances of river water entering her home in recent years and asked the board to convey the neighborhood's sense of urgency to staff and council. Staff acknowledged HMGP and other hazard-mitigation projects are under review and offered to coordinate a more detailed presentation about Dean Park in a future meeting.
Board members encouraged residents to raise these issues with council as well and suggested staff present an update on grant timelines and projects; no new staff commitments or award decisions were announced at the meeting.
