ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – When hurricane Ian hit Orlo Vista back in 2022, several homes in the area had to deal with over 6 feet of water.
After that, Orange County came up with solutions to make sure it wouldn’t devastate those neighborhoods again.
Hurricane Milton put the plan to the test, and it worked. There was hardly any flooding in the same area.
Orange County District Six, Commissioner Mike Scott toured the area today with News 6.
“This is the flood mitigation project, and we made it over 6 feet, 6-to-8 feet of water was in people’s homes about two years ago,” Scott said. “And today, that’s not the case. .. We have three ponds here, an upwards of ten feet deep, and the water remains in the ponds and not in their homes. So, I’m happy... we have a good team here. It’s part listening to the community getting federal funding, state funding and county funding, but also just really putting this project on a timeline and getting it done and updating the community monthly.”
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When completed, the three retention ponds will be able to hold about 18 feet of water.
Commissioner Scott says the entire project will be complete next year. He also told us they have a lot of federal dollars that are coming in for other projects.
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