Highlands Street mobile home park and area flooding
Summary
Neighbors told the commission their yards flood repeatedly, ditches go unmaintained for lack of easements, and the whole Chapack Sass basin needs a regional fix. The denial of the 19-unit mobile home park reflects worry that more rooftops will make it worse.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jun 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
Residents say flooding has cost them thousands in repairs and forced them to buy flood insurance they were told they didn't need.
Existing homeowners in the flood-prone area who avoid added runoff.
The property owner and applicants, who are denied the use though their engineer pledged to hold back the 100-year storm on site.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Board of County Commissioners — June 2, 2026
A 19-unit mobile home park was denied after neighbors described repeated flooding, chest-deep water, and an unmaintained private ditch. Commissioners acknowledged the drainage problems are regional and asked for updates on the Itchepackesassa Creek headwaters area.
Planning Commission — April 1, 2026
Neighbors told the commission their yards flood repeatedly, ditches go unmaintained for lack of easements, and the whole Chapack Sass basin needs a regional fix. The denial of the 19-unit mobile home park reflects worry that more rooftops will make it worse.
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