ORLANDO, Fla. — Angry that a stormwater pipe runs through her yard, a Seminole County woman plugged the conduit with concrete. Now residents of the Shadowbay Club community say their flooded roads are nearly impassable after heavy rainstorms. Even more frustrating for homeowners: Seminole officials say there is little they can do to resolve the nightmare because the streets and stormwater ...
  • BarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Seminole officials say there is little they can do to resolve the nightmare because the streets and stormwater infrastructure in Shadowbay are owned by the community and are not public property.

    • tyler@programming.devEnglish
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      3 months ago

      What a load of crock. There are laws regarding diverting water onto neighbors lands pretty much everywhere in the country. You can’t just put a dam up and force a river onto a neighbors property, even if the dam is on yours entirely. The same literally applies for any water. Officials can do something, they just choose not to.