DANIA BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Residents in a Dania Beach neighborhood are expressing their frustrations from the standing water in their flood-prone area and say they are ready for a long-term fix.
The City of Dania Beach brought a vacuum truck into the neighborhood to get the flood water out of the area, but residents said it’s not enough.
The skies were clear Monday morning, but the flooding from the weekend remained.
“You see? We are in a swamp,” said one resident.
A property manager showed 7News the aftermath of the flooding after inches of water seeped into a home. A waterline showed the mess the flood left behind.
“This is extraordinary right now,” said Carl Shealy. “This is way beyond. Last night, it was all the way up to that PVC pipe. When they rolled it in here, it was extraordinarily beat. I have a big truck, and that was the only thing we could get out.”
Resident Mitch Thervil said he has gotten used to the lasting conditions.
“It’s the drainage system, they don’t do a spectacular job as you can see on how everything is coming out and what we’re going through,” he said. “My car’s breaking down. People come with their little rowboats sometimes when it gets too crazy during hurricane season.”
Other residents, however, said this weekend’s latest storm remnants are different.
“Even during the hurricane it’s not this bad,” one resident said.
Vacuum trucks have since been sent to the neighborhood to try to pump some of the water out.
The assistant city manager told 7News the public services director and city engineer have dedicated all resources to mitigate flooding.
“The water goes into the backyard, and it messes up our plants and gardens and stuff like that,” said Thervil.
“They have to fix the drain system, find a way where to send the water,” said resident Bay Levy.
“The city needs to address this issue in a big way,” Shealy said.
The City of Dania Beach has acknowledged the stormwater system is inadequate and that they have a drainage improvement project in the works.
The project is estimated to cost $2 million and is set to start in 2021.
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