Sad, but there is a REALLY good reason the land those homes are on used to be celery fields. It is extremely low lying and there is no ability to drain water away from the neighborhood. A handful of small retention ponds is not sufficient. The county should have never allowed a subdivision there in the first place.
Yeah, they built these housing divisions up in no time, in places that already was prone to flooding. Palmer is notorious for going under. Sad to see though. 😓
@@peeko_luxx2873 Thank you for confirming! A Sarasotian here. I've been living around Sarasota for many decades. Also close to Bahia Vista. Philippi Creek storm drain can't handle all the new construction no more! Blame our Leaders and Politicians and also the Media for misinformation! There will be lawsuits!
Sarasota county commissioners are allowing development everywhere this is causing more sheet runoff and less areas to absorb the water..they r in $ with the developers
Naa I was thinking about moving to Florida and I'll pass. I can't deal with this type of issues. Food is expensive enough. Sorry for everyone going through this stuff
It is alarming how many areas of Florida are pop up communities on swamps, low lying area and land unsuitable for development. Out west here in Broward county, it was the Everglades. Developers built large communities without allowing land to settle. Not only serious flooding but home walls cracking beyond repair . Dad did his research first before purchasing a home. Thank God he did
That has to be the reservoir. The idea that an emergency release of water from a reservoir will inevitably flood neighborhoods shows a criminally negligent poor planning of the zoning around it.
This is not normal. Debby was a TS not a Hurricane when it was close to Sarasota last week. The rain itself was moderate but looks like this is something with the zoning or blockage in the drainage downstream. This is standing water for a week and doesn't look like excess water during the storm run off.
Over building is the problem the city and county commissioners are to blame, the same over building is happening in Cape Coral, Florida as well, the Cape Coral city commissioners are ruining Cape Coral by approving huge Apartment complexes in nice neighborhoods and allowing mini storage units to be built in nice neighborhoods as well. Over Building is a problem all over the State of Florida. It needs to stop.
Property near water is Prime Real Estate for developers . Especially in a State such as Florida . But living close to water in a Hurricane prone State such as Florida also comes with a very high risk of flooding . Those who buy in these areas are well aware of that risk going in .
Its hard when everyone saw this coming. Eventually the flood waters will never recede and its just something floridians will have to accept. Instead many still refuse to believe its happening.
How about we focus on the oh I don’t know.. the… well… oh yeah THE FACTS!!!!! Welcome to Sarasota folks! Facts are this place is a swamp with poor drainage and whole city is a flood zone. If you didn’t know those facts and were not prepared for what may come you’re ignorant or just a dummy. You live in Florida. Wake up!!! Danger everywhere!! And it can be costly! It can be life threatening! Wake up people.
Building housing left and right on whatever land they can find available in Florida even if its between 2 fast food restaurants, car dealers, dingy strip malls. Developers only care about cash being deposited into their account.
im just so confused, the entire area is surrounded by water... next for farm land land that obviously doesnt have drainage....how is this not a flood zone
FEMA just makes up flood zone designations. Six years ago, FEMA said my house, on the Florida intracoastal, was in a flood zone. Five years ago, they said it wasn't. Two years ago, we had catastrophic flooding in Volusia County after Hurricane Ian, with nearly 30 inches of rain falling in my area in 24 hours. I didn't get a drop of water in my house. This year, FEMA said my house in in a flood zone.
Wow. My cousin really lucked out. He sold his two properties there last month for a lot more than he originally bought it for. Sucks for the new owners who just moved in two weeks ago.
there is NO where safe in the world from natural disasters. You either get floods, massive snow issues (power outages etc), tornados, hurricanes, thunderstorms etc etc. You just have to deal with Mother Nature where ever you live sadly.
Sarasota needs to be investigated from the Sarasota commissioners it's overbuilding has nothing to do with this tropical storm. Please get that out there.
I always get a chuckle out of seeing a reporter deliberately walking in the flood waters. Totally unnecessary to do their job, but always attempting to be part of the story instead of just reporting it. That being said, I feel terrible for all of the folks near where I live that have had their lives upended. How there are homes within spitting distance of lakes, creeks, and the ocean without flood insurance is beyond me. Nearly every single structure in Florida is at risk of flooding, regardless of what the area is designated on a FEMA map. Historical data is not relevant in making predictions of future events like a tropical storm that slowly moves over the area and dumps so much rain.
If the County Commission or planning and development department would have picked the phone and called me before they started this subdivision; I could have prevented all of this
And it wasn't even record rain! The Sarasota area doubled in population in the last 20 years. New construction sites everywhere! Thousands of new homes and condos and businesses. Blame our Leaders, blame our Politicians! Changing farmland into residential! The main Philippi Creek storm drain can NOT handle this anymore! Of course the media would never talk about this! For the first time ever, Bradenton Raceway and Dragstrip was flooded! Why? Because of new construction sites all around and Land Clearing for future sites! Start the Lawsuits!
"The Swamp, The Everglades, Florida, and The Politics of Paradise". By Michael Grunweld. Excellent book on how humans thought they could change Florida.
People try to live in Florida without buying insurance everybody thinks it'll never happen to them so they don't have flood insurance and they decide to be self insured well now you have to pay
When you have unbridled building of massive subdivisions, with no impact assessment on the hydrological issues this is what will continue to happen. Florida is a sandbar and giant flood plain!
This is what happens when you have a local government and governor who is just interested in building, building, building and money. They don't take the time to properly survey the surrounding lands and do studies in what the environmental impacts might be and with climate change this will only get worse. Our old neighborhood had a dry retention pond but didnt have anywhere for the water to go when it does fill up, we almost flooded with Irma. The city still hasn't put in any pipes to drain off the water, you just have to hope the water dries up before the next water event comes along. Hurricane season is just ramping up, these people are screwed.
I feel sorry for people who have suffered damage, but don't pretend you are naive. There's a reason there is a joke about buying swamp land in Florida.
Yeah let’s build a large house beyond our means. Without flood insurance because it’s not needed. Spend money on dumb shit. Then when stuff happens find someone to blame. 😂😂 Sue Mother Nature?
Sad, but there is a REALLY good reason the land those homes are on used to be celery fields. It is extremely low lying and there is no ability to drain water away from the neighborhood. A handful of small retention ponds is not sufficient. The county should have never allowed a subdivision there in the first place.
What was it before celery feilds? was it a forest?
It was undeveloped land. No concrete or asphalt, just unpaved farm roads.
Yeah, they built these housing divisions up in no time, in places that already was prone to flooding. Palmer is notorious for going under. Sad to see though. 😓
This looks like Cape Coral looks twice a year.
@@peeko_luxx2873 Thank you for confirming! A Sarasotian here. I've been living around Sarasota for many decades. Also close to Bahia Vista. Philippi Creek storm drain can't handle all the new construction no more! Blame our Leaders and Politicians and also the Media for misinformation! There will be lawsuits!
I have fond memories of when all those homes were just wetlands and oak hammocks. Looks like it's going back that way.
Best post yet. Everyone on the County Commission and planning and development department needs to resign effect immediately
Investigate the money trail, see if bags of cash were paid to city council and commissioners to approve all this development with shit planning!!
Sarasota county commissioners are allowing development everywhere this is causing more sheet runoff and less areas to absorb the water..they r in $ with the developers
The county commissioner so you guys out but at the same time, mother nature is doing what scientist said she was going to do to Florida years ago
More of Florida greed, the ones who made that money are long gone and still laughing.
Naa I was thinking about moving to Florida and I'll pass. I can't deal with this type of issues. Food is expensive enough. Sorry for everyone going through this stuff
It is alarming how many areas of Florida are pop up communities on swamps, low lying area and land unsuitable for development.
Out west here in Broward county, it was the Everglades. Developers built large communities without allowing land to settle. Not only serious flooding but home walls cracking beyond repair .
Dad did his research first before purchasing a home. Thank God he did
So sad 😢
Those homes should have never been built in those low lying areas. 😮😮😮
Do your homework before you buy. 💯
That has to be the reservoir. The idea that an emergency release of water from a reservoir will inevitably flood neighborhoods shows a criminally negligent poor planning of the zoning around it.
This is not normal. Debby was a TS not a Hurricane when it was close to Sarasota last week. The rain itself was moderate but looks like this is something with the zoning or blockage in the drainage downstream. This is standing water for a week and doesn't look like excess water during the storm run off.
Over building is the problem the city and county commissioners are to blame, the same over building is happening in Cape Coral, Florida as well, the Cape Coral city commissioners are ruining Cape Coral by approving huge Apartment complexes in nice neighborhoods and allowing mini storage units to be built in nice neighborhoods as well. Over Building is a problem all over the State of Florida. It needs to stop.
This is so sad. That lady crying broke my heart 😢
💔💔💔
Property near water is Prime Real Estate for developers . Especially in a State such as Florida . But living close to water in a Hurricane prone State such as Florida also comes with a very high risk of flooding . Those who buy in these areas are well aware of that risk going in .
That’s called Pure Ignorance
It's hard now to move in Florida.More and more new similar situations will happen again.
Move out from Florida ASAP.
Thank you..unfortunately they paved paradise and put up a parking lot..
@@piratepete842They should just start Counting the Crows because "Don't it always seem to go that you don't know what you got till it's gone....."
The human compassion here is unbelievable…
Good ol divided states of America. It happens with every tragedy
Its hard when everyone saw this coming. Eventually the flood waters will never recede and its just something floridians will have to accept. Instead many still refuse to believe its happening.
How about we focus on the oh I don’t know.. the… well… oh yeah THE FACTS!!!!! Welcome to Sarasota folks! Facts are this place is a swamp with poor drainage and whole city is a flood zone. If you didn’t know those facts and were not prepared for what may come you’re ignorant or just a dummy. You live in Florida. Wake up!!! Danger everywhere!! And it can be costly! It can be life threatening! Wake up people.
And its not surprising. This is our world now.
@@aubriellemorgan For some…
Building housing left and right on whatever land they can find available in Florida even if its between 2 fast food restaurants, car dealers, dingy strip malls. Developers only care about cash being deposited into their account.
Wow sorry y'all for losing y'all things
I do pray for better things to come your y'all way soon
Ugh
im just so confused, the entire area is surrounded by water... next for farm land land that obviously doesnt have drainage....how is this not a flood zone
good question...maybe a flood zone is defined as exposure to overflow from the ocean or a bay...not from excessive rain with nowhere to go?
FEMA just makes up flood zone designations. Six years ago, FEMA said my house, on the Florida intracoastal, was in a flood zone. Five years ago, they said it wasn't. Two years ago, we had catastrophic flooding in Volusia County after Hurricane Ian, with nearly 30 inches of rain falling in my area in 24 hours. I didn't get a drop of water in my house. This year, FEMA said my house in in a flood zone.
Think by this video it is a flood zone
Wow. My cousin really lucked out. He sold his two properties there last month for a lot more than he originally bought it for. Sucks for the new owners who just moved in two weeks ago.
Nothing to gloat about
Your cousin need to go down there and give them folks a helping hand since he buss them folks head on the buying the house at an inflated price
To a my Floridians Love ya and ya beautiful state with beautiful beaches. God bless
Move to Florida they said...
Never vote for a real estate devoper or anyone like that for commissioner.
This is why I passed on florida. I live in Idaho.
there is NO where safe in the world from natural disasters. You either get floods, massive snow issues (power outages etc), tornados, hurricanes, thunderstorms etc etc. You just have to deal with Mother Nature where ever you live sadly.
Sarasota needs to be investigated from the Sarasota commissioners it's overbuilding has nothing to do with this tropical storm. Please get that out there.
This is what people get for building on a swamp and the Everglades😢
Report how many people are homeless
Elevated homes is a must especially with a water logged state.
Prayers and comfort and healing ❤ Heatbreaking
Coming to Connecticut!
I always get a chuckle out of seeing a reporter deliberately walking in the flood waters. Totally unnecessary to do their job, but always attempting to be part of the story instead of just reporting it. That being said, I feel terrible for all of the folks near where I live that have had their lives upended. How there are homes within spitting distance of lakes, creeks, and the ocean without flood insurance is beyond me. Nearly every single structure in Florida is at risk of flooding, regardless of what the area is designated on a FEMA map. Historical data is not relevant in making predictions of future events like a tropical storm that slowly moves over the area and dumps so much rain.
They weren't offering sandbags out before Sarasota County knock it off commissioners you need to be investigated
Don't build in the swamp
Welcome to Florida
We have to do something about the overbuild. Sarasota has had rampant growth for years. It needs to stop until they assess the flooding issues...
Houses should be built for flooding precaution, especially in Florida.
If the County Commission or planning and development department would have picked the phone and called me before they started this subdivision; I could have prevented all of this
And it wasn't even record rain! The Sarasota area doubled in population in the last 20 years. New construction sites everywhere! Thousands of new homes and condos and businesses. Blame our Leaders, blame our Politicians! Changing farmland into residential! The main Philippi Creek storm drain can NOT handle this anymore! Of course the media would never talk about this!
For the first time ever, Bradenton Raceway and Dragstrip was flooded! Why? Because of new construction sites all around and Land Clearing for future sites! Start the Lawsuits!
I’d like to know how the developer got permits to build on farms that used to be wetlands? Bet most of these people don’t have flood insurance either.
Oh poor babies. Well to do neighborhood thinks nothing bad will ever happen. Enjoy your Florida, transplants.
All the best too everyone in Florida ✝️ God bless everyone all our days ✝️🕊️🇺🇸
I hope everyone gets through this but I hope the house my ex took from me is ruined
Just remember, you will be unburdened by what has been.
lmao
"The Swamp, The Everglades, Florida, and The Politics of Paradise". By Michael Grunweld. Excellent book on how humans thought they could change Florida.
These homes should have been built on stilts.
Don`t tell the insurance companies your house flooded. Tell them you have water damage or they`ll drop you like a hot potato.
People try to live in Florida without buying insurance everybody thinks it'll never happen to them so they don't have flood insurance and they decide to be self insured well now you have to pay
When you have unbridled building of massive subdivisions, with no impact assessment on the hydrological issues this is what will continue to happen. Florida is a sandbar and giant flood plain!
The Sarasota county commissioners and developers are on the same team sadly
Amen ×a billion
You’re going to need flood insurance in Florida. Never mind home insurance. Buy flood insurance
This is what happens when you have a local government and governor who is just interested in building, building, building and money. They don't take the time to properly survey the surrounding lands and do studies in what the environmental impacts might be and with climate change this will only get worse. Our old neighborhood had a dry retention pond but didnt have anywhere for the water to go when it does fill up, we almost flooded with Irma. The city still hasn't put in any pipes to drain off the water, you just have to hope the water dries up before the next water event comes along. Hurricane season is just ramping up, these people are screwed.
I really feel for people but guys Florida is just giant swamp, especially when you build up all wetlands water got nowhere to go
The county is offering sand bags?
Sarasota the best living ?
Sure 50 years ago
The crooked won't be laughing on judgement day
poor her and her house with pool
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Watch out for HUNGRY GATORS.
Florida is doomed
Absolutely. Just a question of when.
The whole USA is doomed! The days of Noah are here. REPENT, REPENT, REPENT before it's too late!!
Sure, buddy. Whatever you say. 😂
Only if heels up and tampon cheat their way in
@@AFAskygoddesslol not sure why youre laughing. Its a mathematical certainty that youre going to have ti accept eventually.
I feel sorry for people who have suffered damage, but don't pretend you are naive. There's a reason there is a joke about buying swamp land in Florida.
Accrochez-vous à la vie.
Yeah let’s build a large house beyond our means. Without flood insurance because it’s not needed. Spend money on dumb shit. Then when stuff happens find someone to blame. 😂😂 Sue Mother Nature?
What the climate scientist said was going to happen to Florida is happening you guys should have gotten a glimpse of that with hurricane Ian.
This has nothing to do with bogus climate change, now run along Democrat Party Troll account.
Many people have ignored climate scientists to their detriment.
Ten reasons not to live in Florida Flood.Flood,Flood,