ORANGE CITY, Fla. — Crews in Orange City are working to restore access in the area of Shady Lane and Miller Road, a place that still has leftover flooding following Hurricane Milton.
What You Need To Know
- Following Hurricane Milton, in Orange City, there’s still flooding around Shady Lane and Miller Road
- Crews are working to restore access along Miller Road by temporarily elevating the road through the flooded areas to provide residents access to their properties
- Volusia County officials say they will monitor lake levels and evaluate options, but add they do not plan on pumping water out of Miller Lake at this time
Volusia County officials say they are trying to elevate Miller Road temporarily so that residents can reach their properties.
Dieudonne Lorgeat, who owns Renaissance Villa Assisted Living Facility, says he’s never seen the water as high as it is now.
Lorgeat says pharmacy deliveries can’t go through, and some family members have gotten their cars stuck in the water.
“Not too long ago, we had one of our residents who wanted to go to a hospital. Even after we called, the fire rescue of course came, and they were having a hard time coming in,” Lorgeat said. “They had to leave their big truck out here and use a pickup truck to come and pick up the resident, and that tells you a lot.”
County officials say they will remain in communication with residents in the area and throughout the county to offer potential assistance where needed.
Lorgeat’s 12 residents are understanding of this situation, but they too would like to see a solution.
“I’m just hoping that the authorities, the people that can do something about this, would be able to see what we’re going through,” Lorgeat said. “Our problem is that water, our problem is finding a way for people to come and see their family members,” Lorgeat said.
Volusia County officials say they will monitor lake levels and evaluate options.
They do not plan on pumping water out of Miller Lake at this time.