Property owners concerned about losing their homes if city flooding proposal becomes reality

Property owners in the Thompson Neighborhood area expressed a flood of emotions at a meeting on Wednesday at Brentwood Middle School.

“The rain event that we’re trying to prevent is called a 100-year rain event, and this area has never seen a 100-year rain event, and that’s what we’re trying to focus on,” said Robert Reyna, assistant director of Public Works. “It’s a tough sell to tell people something really bad could happen when something small has never really happened.”

“The important thing is that those hundred homes that get purchased are at a risk level factor, so they are at risk of getting flooded and losing their house,” Reyna said. “So we’re trying to move them out of harm’s way, and at the same time, we can benefit people downstream.”

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