Tuesday, December 21, 2004
State hoping for solution to Cowboy Junction flooding
From the Citrus County Chronicle
The state surveyed Cowboy Junction this week and sent lawyers to talk to owner Boris Pastuch about how to solve a nagging flooding problem that Pastuch blames on stormwater runoff from nearby State Road 44.
Pastuch, who has asked Gov. Jeb Bush for help, said his Cowboy Junction Opry House last flooded on Aug. 8. Stains and debris from the flood water rose to about 6 to 8 inches in parts of the building.
Vickers said the site elevations taken by the survey team would give the agency a better idea of what is causing the flooding and how to correct it. He said DOT engineers would use the information to develop options.
He said the possibility of using eminent domain to condemn the Cowboy Junction Opry House and replace it with a stormwater retention area remains one option. DOT would construct a new opry house at Cowboy Junction at no cost to Pastuch.
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Citrus County Chronicle
The state surveyed Cowboy Junction this week and sent lawyers to talk to owner Boris Pastuch about how to solve a nagging flooding problem that Pastuch blames on stormwater runoff from nearby State Road 44.
Pastuch, who has asked Gov. Jeb Bush for help, said his Cowboy Junction Opry House last flooded on Aug. 8. Stains and debris from the flood water rose to about 6 to 8 inches in parts of the building.
Vickers said the site elevations taken by the survey team would give the agency a better idea of what is causing the flooding and how to correct it. He said DOT engineers would use the information to develop options.
He said the possibility of using eminent domain to condemn the Cowboy Junction Opry House and replace it with a stormwater retention area remains one option. DOT would construct a new opry house at Cowboy Junction at no cost to Pastuch.
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Citrus County Chronicle
# posted by Dave Sichak @ 9:34 PM 
