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BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,066 posts) Thu Aug 8, 2024, 05:52 AM Aug 8

update on the women who put concrete in the storm drain causing neighborhood to flood

Longwood woman faces midnight deadline to unclog cement-filled drainpipe

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update on the women who put concrete in the storm drain causing neighborhood to flood (Original Post) BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 8 OP

Wtf XanaDUer2 Aug 8 #1

WTHH? Woman needs to be arrested. Joinfortmill Aug 8 #2

What a bizarre story! ShazzieB Aug 8 #3

What an idiot TommieMommy Aug 8 #4

new update: Judge rules Longwood homeowner must clear pipe or face daily fine BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 14 #5

XanaDUer2

(13,487 posts)

1. Wtf

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2024, 06:24 AM

Aug 8

Isn't it flooding her home?

Joinfortmill

(16,259 posts)

2. WTHH? Woman needs to be arrested.

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2024, 07:05 AM

Aug 8

ShazzieB

(18,444 posts)

3. What a bizarre story!

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2024, 02:01 PM

Aug 8

A lot of it didn't make any sense to me until I found this article, which fills in some of the gaps:

https://m.fark.com/goto/13345594/news.yahoo.com/news/atrocious-wrongdoing-florida-neighborhood-floods-080000538.html

Mainly, I didn't understand why the city or county or whatever local government entity was involved didn't just fix the drain pipe and then bill that woman for the costs. It turns out that the county's hands are tied because
streets and stormwater infrastructure in that commmunity are owned by the community and are not public property!

If that drain pipe was public property, I'm sure she would be facing a very different set of consequences.

TommieMommy

(980 posts)

4. What an idiot

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Thu Aug 8, 2024, 05:05 PM

Aug 8

BlueWaveNeverEnd

(10,066 posts)

5. new update: Judge rules Longwood homeowner must clear pipe or face daily fine

Reply to BlueWaveNeverEnd (Original post)

Sat Sep 14, 2024, 06:33 AM

Sep 14

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