Deerfield Beach residents demand answers from city officials after severe flooding

Deerfield Beach residents are now calling for action after severe flooding impacted several homes in their community. The city will hold an evening meeting that will likely bring residents to call on commissioners to act and end the cycle of repair and cleanup after floods. One official said that the issues that residents are concerned about ahead of the upcoming meeting will be addressed. We want to resolve these issues, we want to make sure that residents in our communities feel safe. This is something that we re actively working on, said deputy city manager Eric Power. City leaders told 7News that they are working to find long-term solutions to help residents who are living in homes that were built 70 years ago. The homes along the Eighth Avenue corridor are actually below the crown of the road which is why the flooding occurred. We are trying to find ways to alleviate the water along that street to move the water elsewhere. said Power. The city said that for