Lee commissioners contract two companies for flooding mitigation projects

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on August 4, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

SAN CARLOS PARK, Fla. – The Lee Board of County Commissioners contracted two companies to work on flooding mitigation projects. The county started to form a 3-phase plan to fix this problem after significant flooding in August 2017 followed by Hurricane Irma that September. The first part of the plan involved the removal of blockages in canals, including several large toppled trees, that could cause further flooding. The second phase included flooding assessments, and the areas were studied to uncover what caused localized flooding. The mitigation is in the third...

North Port sees concerning levels of flooding after Elsa brings large amount of rain

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 8, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

NORTH PORT, Fla. – North Port is seeing concerning levels of flooding after Hurricane Elsa brought a significant amount of rain to the city. The city is asking residents in areas prone to flooding to consider voluntary evacuations as quickly as possible. Officials said many roads in impacted areas won’t be passable. The city has already had to make a few calls for service using high water vehicles. Impacted areas — Courtesy of the City of North Port City officials said the Emergency Operation Center is still actively watching flooding impacts as a result of the storm. Waters...

PHOTOS: Tropical Storm Elsa’s impact on Southwest Florida

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 7, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA – Tropical Storm Elsa is making its way north towards Florida’s Big Bend after swirling up Southwest Florida’s coast. Several areas of our community were left flooded by Elsa. Below is a compilation of the images NBC2 has gathered of what the storm left behind. CAPE CORAL SE 2nd Ave and SE 3rd TerAt Cape Coral Fire HeadquartersSW 28th PlaceNE 17th PlaceVeterans and Del Prado Beach Parkway Cape Coral police are advising drivers to stay home on Wednesday if it’s not absolutely necessary to be driving. CLICK HERE for a list released by the police department...

List of flooded streets in Cape Coral

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 7, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — Officers with the Cape Coral Police Department are urging motorists to stay home unless it is necessary to venture out due to flooding in the city. Patrol officers are helping out drivers who got stuck in the water. Never drive through standing water. Don’t drown, TURN AROUND. Here’s a list of streets in Cape Coral that are flooded: The post List of flooded streets in Cape Coral appeared first on NBC2 News. NBC2 (WBBH-TV)

Cape Coral residents struggle with flooding before Hurricane Elsa

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on July 2, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — People living in parts of Cape Coral are struggling with flooding and standing water ahead of Hurricane Elsa. Caitlin Shepherd says her neighbor called her on Thursday, saying her trash cans were floating down the street. “I got home and the whole street was flooded,” Shepherd said. “My driveway, half my driveway was underwater. Half my yard was underwater. And since it’s rained all week it’s just progressively getting worse.” Some neighbors are concerned about runoff from nearby construction on Burnt Store Road near Pine Island Road. As we head into the next week...

Officials work to prevent future flooding in Lee County

Written by Naples Mortgage Syndicated User on June 29, 2021. Posted in Naples Florida Mortgage, Naples Mortgage.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Heavy flooding took over the Island Park neighborhood, not once, but twice back in 2017. “It was pretty flooded. Some areas were worse than others. Particularly in the intersection here, there could be as much as a foot of water. It didn’t come to the building, but it was still pretty significant,” said owner of Carts MD, Mike Stone. Floodwater damaged several businesses and homes in South Fort Myers, it was a nightmare for many. Denny Billec, manager at Phantom Fireworks arrived at work that day and noticed it was impossible to drive through the parking...

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