Riverside Drive is no stranger to mother nature, in fact, it’s become part of the Catawba River at times.
Residents are dealing with flooding over and over again and did again on Friday as the river swelled, encroaching on their properties. Now, some are selling their homes to Charlotte Mecklenburg Storm Water Services.
“It’s a beautiful place," said John Wendel, communications director for storm water services.
Besides how quickly the water comes up, the fact is floods on Riverside Drive are no surprise. It’s a flood zone.
“We offer, they don’t want it, and it happens,” said Wendel.
He's talking about buyouts. Charlotte Mecklenburg Storm Water Services has spent years trying to buy these river-front properties that rest in floodplains. “By buying them out, we take that home out of the floodplain, make it safe for those folks, and then by not having that home in the floodplain, there are no flood-costs anymore,” Wendell said.
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