The City of St. Petersburg will begin dredging Bartlett Lake next week. This is part of a larger initiative to reduce flooding for south St. Pete residents.
Stormwater from Basin C, which encompasses 3,535 acres, drains into Lake Maggiore. It then flows through Salt Creek and Bartlett Lake before entering Tampa Bay.
A majority of the area near Lake Maggiore is less than three feet above sea level. As a result, neighborhoods such as Cromwell Heights, Old Southeast, Harbordale and Bayou Highlands are frequently flooded by storms…