Paisano Lane Drainage Deficiencies
Summary
The city is moving ahead with design on the Paisano drainage project without waiting on FEMA, which officials believe will help its funding application. If FEMA covers the roughly $8.6 million construction cost, that money could be redirected to other unfunded drainage projects.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
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Last discussed Aug 24, 2026.
Impact analysis
Could free up $8.6 million in bond money for other drainage projects if FEMA comes through.
Flood-prone areas across the city could benefit if that bond money gets spread around.
Mentions & discussions (4)
City Commission - Aug 24, 2026
The city is moving ahead with design on the Paisano drainage project without waiting on FEMA, which officials believe will help its funding application. If FEMA covers the roughly $8.6 million construction cost, that money could be redirected to other unfunded drainage projects.
City Commission - Aug 18, 2026
After waiting on FEMA funding that never came, the city is using 2023 bond money to design the fix for serious, long-standing flooding in the Paisano area. The project reroutes over a mile of drainage lines with new 48-inch pipes and box culverts toward existing reservoirs.
City Commission - Aug 4, 2026
Summer engineering interns documented why Paisano Lane floods: storm runoff up to 3,325 cfs crushes pipe capacity of about 468 cfs and a ditch that tops out near 1,744 cfs. The neighborhood sits in a low spot with slow-draining soils, and decades of development added pavement. The interns recommended designing any fix to the 100-year storm standard.
City Commission - Jan 6, 2026
The area was hit hard by March flooding, and the city is now paying up to $600,000 for engineering design of storm drainage fixes. The mayor wants it done fast — surveying is already being coordinated.
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