PERRY, Ga. — A Perry neighborhood was flooded with water on Monday after heavy rains. Sadie Heights and Stonebridge subdivisions are a trouble spot for the city right now.
There is a water basin that runs through the neighborhoods, and when there are heavy rains, the ditch overflows.
The streets are mostly dry on Tuesday, but people say on Monday their neighborhood looked like a pond.
"The water had just flooded everywhere. The water was everywhere," Carrie Fagan said.
Overhead images sent into 13WMAZ showed that Daisy Street was completely covered in water.
"I was kind of scared for people to come down. It's kind of like a safety thing for people to come up and down," Fagan said.
The streets were closed off and Fagan says it was hard for people to drive home.
"One guy's car had got stuck right up in the driveway," she said.
Rocky Road looked more like "Water Way." Their street was also closed off. Many neighbors had to park several houses down and walk to their home.
"It's been going on for well over a year and nothing seems to have changed," Kristin Davis shared.
In 2023, the city spent over $100,000 to conduct a study on the flood area. They are still working on solutions to their flooding.
Davis says while they wait, it puts stress on families.
"For it to be going on this long with no determination on what to do to fix the problem, not only for our neighborhood but surrounding areas that it's affecting, it's a big big big problem in the city of Perry," Davis said. "Something needs to be done."
She says the longer it takes, the longer they're still at risk of damage.
"I'm a single mother with two kids. The last thing I need to worry about is my home being damaged by water especially when this isn't deemed a flood zone," she said.
Many yards like Davis' are now covered in debris, missing mulch and in need of landscaping. Davis says she can't afford upkeep every time it rains hard.
"I live paycheck to paycheck. Literally, paycheck to paycheck. There are no extra funds to put into [the] yard," she said.
People say they also don't have the extra funding to pay for home damage, or flooding insurance if the city decides to get FEMA involved.
She's calling on the city and developers to work together to find a quick solution before things get worse.
"There's no telling what's going to happen when you have two, three, four days of rain this is a day and a half," she said.
We reached out to WCH Homes, who sent this statement:
“We want to assure the homeowners of Sadie Heights subdivision that we are doing everything within our power and rights to fix the flooding issues in the area.
WCH Homes has been working diligently with other developers, the City of Perry, county officials, and engineers to resolve these issues. This process takes time; however, we are doing everything on our part to expedite this process as much as we can so that homeowners do not have to worry about these issues in the future.
We spent the day yesterday visiting the Sadie Heights community with our team on site to see first-hand the effects the heavy rain had on the subdivision and provide assistance during this time.
This has been an ongoing process, and we recognize how crucial it is. We are working diligently with all parties to get this matter resolved.”
We also reached out to the City of Perry who sent this statement:
The City is aware of the water issues in the Sadie Heights and Stonebridge subdivisions.
"Perry council authorized an in-depth study into the flood analysis in the area. The consultant’s findings and recommendations were presented at a special called meeting in January.
Shortly after, a committee of contractors, engineers, impacted residents, and City staff was created. The focus of this group is to identify a long-term solution to minimize flooding in this area.
The City is committed to solving this complex issue as quickly as possible."
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