The relentless rain backed up many aging drainage systems across Jacksonville, which caused flooded roads and yards Wednesday.
“Every time we get a lot of rain it’s like this. Every time,” John Dvoroznak, a resident along Burnett Park Road, said. “Down at the church, there’s a caved-in culvert — therefore all the water is backing up into my house.”
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He’s lived in Mandarin for 18 years and said even though he’s not in a flood zone, the ongoing issues along Burnett Park Road have forced him to get flood insurance.
“Because of this issue. They come once every — I don’t know — ten years to clean the ditches out. But that doesn’t do any good because it’s not solving the issue,” he explained.
He put in a request with the City of Jacksonville to fix the issues, and Action News Jax’s Robert Grant also reached out Tuesday.
A representative said they would look into it, but did tell Action News Jax that most areas impacted by the heavy rain were developed before modern stormwater systems like retention ponds.