City of St. Pete Beach addresses flood concerns
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People who live on St. Pete Beach said flooding has been an ongoing issue for years, since Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and now they are hoping for change.The City of St. Pete Beach is now working to resolve the issue."It comes all the way up you know, it comes halfway up the drivewayit depends on the storm, how bad they arebut itll reach the front of the house, you know," said Rich Bobel who lives on St. Pete Beach.Bobel said ever since Hurricane Helene, his neighborhood on St. Pete Beach floods with a simple everyday storm. "Our corner floods out almost every storm, sewer backs up and then the water just floods into everybodys yards," said BobelHe said its something homeowners are concerned about."It's a scary thing because you're worried about it coming into your house, you know these houses aren't up that high," said Bobel.Sam Angelides Jr. also lives in the Belle Vista neighborhoodand said the flooding happens roughly once a month. "It still messes up your yard, you still have to