ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — People living in the Clear Lake Estates subdivision near Apopka have been dealing with a flooding problem for months.
For resident Gregory Griffith, it’s a situation without a solution.
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“I’m past whose problem this is and let’s move forward to how do we fix this,” Griffith said.
In September, the Apopka public services director said in an email: “This is a natural condition situation and no artificial mechanism such as sandbags or pumping can mitigate the existing flooding.”
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Venus Griffith said after meeting with the City of Apopka and St. Johns River Water Management District, that residents were no closer to a solution but it was clear as to who was responsible.
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“This is not our problem, we didn’t create this, they did,” she said.
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