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River Ridge begins planning for storm-surge resilience after recent storms
Summary
District staff briefed the board on a multi-year storm-surge resilience plan, including forming an advisory panel and coordinating with state and county agencies; staff estimated a 10’–12’ surge could have flooded 45%–55% of the community in a hypothetical scenario.
District and community leaders told the board that storm surge impacts have increased in recent years and that multi-jurisdictional planning will be required to build resilience. Eric Long outlined an action plan under development that would include an advisory or review panel and requested the CDD designate a board and staff representative to coordinate with other agencies.
Mr. Long described a hypothetical Hurricane Milton scenario in which a topographic map showed a 10- to 12-foot storm surge could have caused 45% to 55% of the community to be flooded, and he said planning could take a decade and require coordination at the state, county and village levels. "He discussed a hypothetical regarding Hurricane Milton in which a topographic map showed that a 10’ to 12’ storm surge could have caused 45% to 55% of the community to be flooded," the record states.
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