ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — St. Petersburg has approved the start of a study of a flood gate system to help manage flooding throughout the city.
The city would install two flood gates in the Shore Acres neighborhood. Amy Cardy shared video of the flooding in the cul-de-sac leading up to her home during the hurricanes last year.
“Just a dash of PTSD,” Cardy said jokingly.
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She can laugh about it now, but said she witnessed devastation in her neighborhood, and her own home was flooded. Cardy said it will never feel like normal and will keep being unpredictable unless the city does something about its stormwater system…