- December 24, 2024
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Dear Editor:
This “solution” remedy for the drainage problem for the P section residents is insane!!
Isn’t the city considerate offering 5 cubic yards of dirt? The homeowners have to pick it up and place it in their yards. If they need machinery, to place the dirt, the residents are required to pay $82 for a permit for re-grading.
And what happens if you have elderly people that can’t shovel the dirt onto their trucks? What happens to the people that don’t have pickup trucks? This is the most ridiculous fix I have ever heard of. Once again, it’s because the city lets anybody build and lets the builders do what they want.
I agree with resident Jeremy Davis 100%. I feel for these people. Like he says, the residents shouldn’t have to pay for anything since this was a problem caused by city staff and builders. The technical manual didn’t have any regulations about how much higher than a neighboring home the new build could be.
They have a change to the requirements now, but what good does it do the residents that have the problem now? The city should pay to remedy their problem. Five cubic yards is ridiculous. I agree with Ed Danko that these homes are going to require a much bigger fix and then two members on the Residential Drainage Advisory Committee suggested programs that can help them. So then they have to deal with these programs to help them when the city should fix it.
Committee Chair Donna Stancel says they’re still looking for other solutions. That does no good for the people now!
Pat Stasio
Palm Coast
