Let’s talk about FLOODING and the Valerie street residents.
How can we finally solve unneeded flooding?
Since we are about to have some horrible weather this week with Tropical storm Harvey or Hurricane Harvey, still yet to be determined, I wanted to talk about FLOODING. As a 4 time flood victim, who does not live in the flood plain and gets preferred rate flood insurance, I really feel for the Valerie Street residents around Bellaire High School.
It amazed me that Planning and Zoning did not do more to mitigate the flooding concerns with requiring construction to max out all available underground storage options and to only go with an industry acceptable percentage that should solve the issue.SHOULD SOLVE!! I can tell you that the new construction and use of land will cause the water to flow into the backyards and cause serious issues.
Who should be held responsible for all the new damage and drainage that home owners will have to put it to try to solve the issue?
I am a member of many flood support groups on Facebook and every time a storm approaches, like Harvey, everyone goes into “Is my house going to flood again?” I know what that feeling is like and I do not wish it upon anyone. WE NEED TO SOLVE FLOODING NOW! The City of Bellaire needs to prevent any future hazards that could cause houses that never flooded, from flooding. My house floods from the raised land of the mansion next door and the empty lot on the other side that was raised up. My house acts like a bowl and all the water from their property pours into my yard and then into my house. There is an ordinance that states new construction can not flood your neighbor. The City of Bellaire’s flood plan is horrible. At first is was all house were to be raised, solid ground, then that caused more trouble like it does for me. I complained and complained and nothing was ever done. My driveway would flood just from a faulty sprinkler they had installed next door. Now, the houses are built with pass thru, so the water goes through the houses. This is why you see some houses raised so high off the ground. There is one on Baldwin that the foundation starts at least 10 feet high.
So, who is going to pay when the Valerie street residents all start to flood?
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