Charlotte County says they don’t have drainage issues in Port Charlotte

A community left waterlogged over and over again is ready for it to end.

WINK News has shown you flooding that tormented the people of Charlotte County countless times. In Port Charlotte Wednesday night, several neighborhoods saw flooding of several feet from a rain storm.

Port Charlotte neighbors say the drains are causing the issue and say they aren’t working properly. Now, the county is responding to that theory.

With another threat of heavy rainfall hitting Southwest Florida next week, neighbors are concerned that flooding will happen again. According to WINK Weather Authority, Port Charlotte could get between 4-7 inches of rain during the upcoming storm.

Charlotte County says they are on it and are assessing and cleaning the drains.

“We had teams of people out today in the hardest hit areas, and it’s a great time to do it because there’s still water in the swales, and it’s really easy to see if there’s a drainage being blocked somewhere because you’ll just see, ‘hey, there’s dry spot,’ and everywhere else is wet,” John Elias, the Charlotte County Public Works Director said.

The county says they didn’t find any drainage problems. They say the rain just didn’t have anywhere to go.