For years Dee Brinker says she’s been calling Lee County.
“I want them to make it right,” she said.
Just before Hurricane Ian, Brinker says the county told her a dredging project would happen in her back yard through an easement. It was designed to help with drainage in the area. It would connect the man-made ditch behind her property with Mullet Creek Marina in Fort Myers. Watch here to see Fox 4’s Dominga Murray get answers from the county:
“I’m appalled. There’s no excuse”: Fox 4 gets answers for Fort Myers woman with ditch in her yard
She says county hired contractors came out and dug the canal, but crews never did any more work. This has caused a build up of storm water each time it rains, flooding her back yard, and approaching her property.
“I’m appalled. There’s no excuse. There’s no reason for this. I have grandchildren and now there’s a 6 foot ditch and they can’t even play in the back yard,” Brinker said.
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