Driftwood Estates Homes

[Smiling JOe]

Shannon Howell, senior vice president with Olson and Associates, said that the flooding problems lie in countyowned drainage ditches, which the developer spent $24,000 to repair in the past month. However, the work did not alleviate enough of the flooding.

"I think it's a win-win for everybody," Howell said. "We understand where the residents are coming from. (But the drainage) was never our obligation."

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What ? Since when is proper drainage not an obligation of the developer?

 

[SHELLY]

Shannon Howell, senior vice president with Olson and Associates, said that the flooding problems lie in countyowned drainage ditches, which the developer spent $24,000 to repair in the past month. However, the work did not alleviate enough of the flooding.

"I think it's a win-win for everybody," Howell said. "We understand where the residents are coming from. (But the drainage) was never our obligation."

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What ? Since when is proper drainage not an obligation of the developer?

I understand the squirrels, turtles, snakes and lizards that lived in that area never had a problem with drainage before the developers tore out the trees, plowed up the soil and paved over the area.


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[rehdrahk]

Thank you all for all of your information .... it has been very helpful .... owning a home over here in Fort Walton in a neighborhood that has flooding issues after hard down pours makes me a little leary of Driftwood .... maybe they named the neighborhood accordingly to fore-warn you that you may have logs floating in your yard ?

 

[barefootguy]

... and our street name? Loblolly Bay ... Loblolly Bay is a beautiful, fast growing and short lived shrub or tree (or community?)

We've been here almost a year (not long), and haven't had a flood yet. We get standing water in our yard if we run the irrigation everyday, but our pond is on it's way to drying up. The fish are going to be flopping in the mud if we don't get a good 40 days and 40 nights of rain.