We are hearing from frustrated residents concerned about a proposed shopping center in St. Lucie County. They are worried more development will make the area’s flooding problem even worse.
When it rains, it floods outside Deb Pizzimenti’s home on Grey Twig Lane, near White City.
“The water comes halfway up the shed,” she said.
The flooding affects the entire neighborhood.
“I just feel like maybe the water is going to sit more in our yard,” said resident Leslie Spratt. “The drainage is very poor here.”
It’s not far from a proposed shopping center that neighbors believe will make their water worries worse.
“Well, I’ve been living on this street for 13 years now and in that time, we’ve had flooding like you can’t imagine,” said Pizzimenti.
Pizzimenti’s home sits just behind the 5-acre property at Midway Road and 25th Street. It’s where developers want to put five new buildings. A plan that includes a Bravo Supermarket, a Mexican restaurant and commercial space.
“What you’re doing is you’re pushing water towards our foundations and that’s going to impede the structure of my home,” added Pizzimenti.