*AN OPPORTUNITY TO OBTAIN FUNDING TO CORRECT OUR NMI FLOODING SITUATION IS HERE.  The above FLOOD SURVEY needs to be sent to the Natural Resources office ASAP!

Our County leaders are applying for a Federal Grant to provide the funding to correct the worst of our flooding issues in NMI!   If you had flooding in your area, fill out the survey and send it in!  This has come up very fast with a deadline of October 15th, so we are urged to act swiftly!

The FLOOD SURVEY above is the link to the letter from the County Staff Engineer III, Robbyn Spratt to the NMI residents, followed by a 4 page survey to be included with our county application for this Federal Grant.  You may download it, fill it out and send it in.  To fill out the SURVEY electronically go to http://www.brevstorms.org .

We know pictures say a thousand words!  They also need labeled pictures of the flooding situations we endured during the last big event.  Please call Ernie Brown, Director of Brevard County Natural Resources at 636-2016, if you have pictures for directions on how to label and get them to his office as soon as possible. 

This is a huge opportunity that has come up very fast!  Our input deadline is October 15th!!!  It is up to us to act quickly to take full advantage of this opportunity.  Our NMI property values depend on those of the whole area. 

Protect our property values! 

 Let's do it NOW!!!

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*2009 NMI Stormwater Drainage Project

On March 24, 2009, the County Commissioners voted to approve the first stormwater drainage fixes for the NMI area.  The Lake George/Chase Hammock Improvements project will divert runnoff from approximently 630 acres through two wet treatment ponds and increase culvert sizes at critical locations.  This will reduce the stormwater pollutant loading, help reduce flooding potential in the local area and improve water qualitiy in Sykes Creek and the Indian River Lagoon. 

At our January 2009 meeting, District 2 Brevard County Commissioner Chuck Nelson; Director of Public Works John Denninghoff; Engineering Manager Gil Rameriez; Road & Bridge Manager Scott Spillman; Specialist Virginia Barker and other county staff attended our Association meeting to provide information and answer resident questions regarding the TS Fay flooding issue.  Natural Resources & Stormwater Management Director Ernie Brown provided a power-point presentation regarding recent flooding issues on NMI.  Approximently 115 residents attended the meeting and many questions were asked and answered. 

We are now aware that the NMI area is topographically a bowl, with all the inherent stormwater drainage challenges that go with that realization.  Staff described ideas to mediate this critical issue in several areas.  The current overall situation is now formally recognized and documented. 

It is up to the NMI residents to be aware of the restrictions proposed development in this area must face due to the potential issues this study brings to light.  The resources to mediate this issue are critical and the residents of NMI are encouraged to follow and support  Commissioner Nelson in efforts to obtain such resources.

As property owners in the North Island area, we appreciate the great effort Commissioner Nelson and county staff made to research and document this information, educate us and encourage communication between the residents and staff regarding this issue.  Now, it is up to the residents of NMI to make their voices heard. 

To view the entire power-point presentation regarding flooding issues on NMI, click: http://natres.brevardcounty.us/documents/NorthMerrittIslandArea-web_000.pdf 

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