Cou11ty Eyes Pl1illiJlJli ·'1 ' • . /lo/S--9 1Dra111age 'Officials should take a long look al lhe Phillippi Creek water­ shed area before any tnore ex .. tensive subdividing is done there. It \Vas stated at a county con1· inission 1neeling Tuesday, The speaker, C o nl m i s s i o n Chairman Glenn E, Poller, said the county must be asstrred flood control steps are taken befo1 e more pressure is put on the al­ ready hardpressed P h i 11 i p p i Creek outlet. His comments came after the board gave preliminary approval lo plaL< for Ridgewood Estates and South Ridge, practically across Bee Ridge Road from each other and in the creek's watershed area. John Grout, road supervisor. said the area's drainage is one of great concern to his depart .. rnent but added developers are a\vare that drainage problen1s 111ust be solved before any mote large scale housing can be in· stiluled. Grout recommended aerial sur· veys of critical areas, Commissioners Tuesday also: Accepted with regret the resig­ nation of Charles Kent from the County Zoning Board of Appeals Accepted the apparent. low bid, at 4.7 per cent, of Arch Avery for No. 4 Special Road & Bridge Tax District's $30,000 bond issue. 1-Jeld public hearings on rezon .. ing and use petitions but took no final action. Decided to invrsligale a report hy Fred Collins of Osprey that his access to his hon1e from U.S. 41 had been cut of[ because the county had opened a ditch in the area and \Vashout. had occurred - , Page :J IWeather Threat Seen · Flood-Peril Area Gets Dragline County commissioners moved a dragline into the Bahia Vista area of Phillippi Creek just in time today to meet any threat that might arise from the easterly wave sweeping toward the ex­ treme southern part of the from state and federal sources for the solution of the vital Phillippi state. Creek flood conditions. At an emergency meeting The U. S. Congress failed to pass late yesterday the county authonzation for the U.S. Corps commissioners decided to of Engineers to make a flood con· trol study of the creek. This left move the drag!ine into the the study delayed until at least the area because of the express­ second session starts in January. ed fears of so many Ba­ The engineering study of th e hia Vista area residents that creek, if it is authorized 1n the next session, -probably \Vill mean the next flooding along the the survey work cannot· begin be· creek would be disastrous to fore spnng. their homes and property. County comm1ss10ners \vi th Engineer Moseley Collins are giv· ing senous consideration to that problem plus the one posed by the South Gate dam structure. There was a meeting on that problem late yesterday bet\veen South Gate representatives and Collins. Comm1ssloners said that if the 1 suncoast get:E nearly as much ram i as the ¥iami are! -did yesterd~y I from the easterly wave it will be: ih bad condition drliinage-w1se and :t:lood·\vise. Mean\vhlle, commissioners are seeking any· or all aid they can News Of Special Interest locally The ~~~~0~-t News Sarasota, Florida, Wednesday, September 23, 1959 U.S. Engineers Called } Emergency Aid Sought \ For Phillippi Victims J Emergency aid to the flood­ Bahia Vista Street area o! Phil­ ! Btli.cken Phillippi Creek area from lippi Creek for removal of silting ' a. research team of the U.S. Dis· in the creek bottom. < tric.t Engineers is requested today 3.· It sought engineering studies t amid fears that the tropical storm by its consulting engineers, Smal- t or hurricane lurking oft the Flor­ ly, Wellford and Naiven of. the ida. east coast could be the knock· Phillippi Creek dam. · ~ 1 out blow to the area. 4. It contacted the State Ro a d t Immediate actiOn by the re­ Department and other agencies for search team is expected from appropliate right·ot-way studies of .Jacksonville, but meanwhile th e the area of Phillippi Creek at the big block in the creek is the South South Trail bridges to determine if Gate dam, according to residents. another·· cut .. through could be Packed· Hearing made. Cries of "blow the dam" echoed Phillippi Creek ls not a small throughout the three • hour hear· creek, said- the county comm1ss1on­ ing yesterday afternoon in a pack~ ers m letters to the heads ot the ed county commission meeting various Congressional committees room as residents of the threaten· on flood control. ed areas of Bellevue Terrace, Oak Haley Llves Near Ther-e Shores and South Gate put up a They said it is really a river strong appeal for action to alle# with considerable subdiv1s1on and viafe the flooded conditions. urban building on its route. Con· 'The dam referred to is at the gressman James A. Haiey lives 1n rear of the South Gate Community the creek area near Phillippi Hall between the bridges at Web· Shores Elementary School. ber Street and Tuttle Avenues. The Phillippi Creek flood condi­ Basic conflict between the coun­ tions were not the only ones fac­ ·' ty comm1ss1oners and the residents ing county officials yesterday. A was over whether or not deJ.egation from the Central Ave­ the dam shouid be destroyed, or nue-39th- and 40th Street area ap­ widened and improved to allow peared to urge a bridge on Cen­ more flow over it and reduction m tral Avenue between the two the head of water. streets. Leading this group ·were Taking the lead in the group artist William Hartman anQ h i s. that wanted the dam destroyed was wife who appropnately enough R. P. Farrell Jr., one of the de­ showed pictures of the flooding velopers, who said, "Every­ conditions in their area. body seems to think that dam Flooded 8 Times should be taken out except t :n e They said they had been flooded· county commissioners.•• eight times since March, but an­ The county, through its engmeer other member of the delegation 1 Moseley Collins, had devised · a said her home had been flooded .Plan acceptable in . general w i t h that m~y times since mid-July. South Gate residents· to widen the "How would you like· ·to have dam· 85 feet over the present 65 your children floating boats in the feet making it possible for more liVing room?" she added. water to flow over the spillway. "We beg you to do something," But the residents, many of whom said Mrs. Hartman and after re­ had their homes flooded during ceiVing assurances from the com­ last week's storm, said they missioners that the matter would wouldn't .settle for that. " be explored she commented as she Number Of Moves left, "We'll be back." The county moved yesterday on The matter was referred to the a number of fronts to combat the road and bridge and drainage com­ Phillippi .Creek flood threat. mittees· of the board. 1. It officially requested the U.S. Hartman said they have bee Army Engineers research team to fighting the matter for six year Come here on an emergency. basis. and had gotten little or no satis l - 2. It moved a ~gline into the faction. Sarasota Herald-Tribune Thursday, Feb 4, 1960-5 Could Apply For U.S. Aid Phillippi Sewer Bond ·.;;-:: Report Given Cou11ty A report on bonds for a pro· 1event at least three bidders do\'. posed Phillippi Creek area water not offer 5 per cent or lower iij~. ! and sewer district was made yes- . terest on the proposed issue. tcrday by Sidney Grover, local 1 County officials were ~lated tO I 1 epresentalive of the fiscal firm attend a meeting in Atlanta to~ of Ira Haupt & Co.. I day with FHHF A officials on ~ Grover said the county may loan to finance district plans arid apply for help in floating bonds specifications. Ifrom the Federal Housing and 1 The bond i s s u e envisioned . I. Home Fin an c e Agency in the Grover said, is a revenue bond" ··- --------~-----·---- issue, not a general obligation is~.~; sue, The FHHFA may buy reve• nue bonds or the county at rates ' between 5 Bnd one eighth and 5 and three eighths Per cent. he said. It may buy general obliga- . lion i s s u e s at 4 75 per cent; . Grover said. · Grover said his firm had riot pulled out ham its agreement with the county made last fall on underwriting the proposed issue. -------------·- --------------·--- T HE Sanisola, Florida, Tuesday, December 20, 1960 t1t.'11~ \ .,,. .. ;i.,,> - 4D-· County Coanmission Acts To Relieve Phillippi Plug A. f;lcp in helping lo unplug Phil· ting ns the water aul11orlty also l!ppi Creek'::; 1nouth nnri pc1 n11t ndoptcd a con1n1ittcc 1cport rec­ n101c flo'v o( flnorl "'n.tc1::; \Vns on1n1c1Hling rclocallon of the bullc" t<1!1cn today by Sa1 nsotn County head line at the Paul::;on property Conlinim::;ionrrs in app1oving a in Englc,vood to pi·ovidc for spoil bulkhcn.rl line al thnJ polnl. at as and lo help bulkhead what is being considered as a future Tiu~ action \vns talir'n lo acer.pl a conllnitlcc report 1er:o1nn1cnding recreation area on the bay. tile line nnd to hn\'e the neces­ Arter the \Valer authority ad" fH'Lty 1er,'nJulion prepared l.o make jonrncd, the county con1mission- it offlclal crs \vent into ReRsion as the Boo.rd The bulhhenrl line rccon1111cndn- of County Co1nn1issionc1s and lion goes to Tallahnssce for final heard a request for zo"ni11g for a okay by the h uslces of the Jntcr- 10 - ac1 c shopping center at Bee nal In1proven1ent Fund \\•ho have Ridge Road and Loclnvood Ridge final jut lRdiction, Road as oUtllncd by ,James Sim- Thc niollon \\'UR passed by the Ions Th: board i:ccsscd to permit county conlmissioners silting ns lhe zoning comn1.1ltec to confer on the County 'V<.l!C'J" Control and lhe plnni:; for flrn1nnge or thf"! TITPi:I.