New Haven Canal One flooding and maintenance
Summary
The chronic flooding on 101st Street in Almerton may finally be solved. Mayor Brown spotted a gate that had been wrongly closed over a drainage pipe; once FDOT reopened it, water started flowing much better and the temporary hoses can come down.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
No price tag given, but the fix cost the city essentially nothing — just a mayor willing to look down a pipe.
Residents and drivers on 101st Street who've been dealing with standing water and closed roads.
Residents face repeated flooding, insurance loss, and health impacts while the project waits until 2031.
Mentions & discussions (4)
City Commission - 20 Oct 2026
Roughly 1,000 New Haven-area residents were flooded during Hurricane Milton and blame six years of uncontrolled hydrilla growth in the canal behind their homes. The city stopped spraying after determining it doesn't own the canal, and residents presented a plan using easements and FEMA/state grants to restore the canal and harden a damaged lift station — all without local tax dollars.
Residents fear future flooding as Largo canal maintenance dispute leaves neighborhood seeking answers
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City Commission - 06 Oct 2026
Residents of New Haven and Lincolnshire again demanded the city dredge the silted stormwater canal threatening roughly a thousand elderly homes, presenting audio from the January CIP workshop where staff called it the top-urgency project — yet it's scheduled for 2031. City staff counter that flow testing shows water is moving and the culvert replacement is the CIP project.
Commission Work Session - 08 Sep 2026
The chronic flooding on 101st Street in Almerton may finally be solved. Mayor Brown spotted a gate that had been wrongly closed over a drainage pipe; once FDOT reopened it, water started flowing much better and the temporary hoses can come down.
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