City Council appoints board members to new drainage advisory committee

Five members were chosen and the city will continue to advertise for the four remaining opening positions.

By Sierra Williams
| 4:21 p.m. April 16, 2024

Palm Coast Observer
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The City Council has appointed five board members to the city's new Residential Drainage Citizen Advisory Committee.

The committee was created at the suggestion of Vice Mayor Ed Danko and with the consensus of the other council members to review the continuous drainage issues plaguing residents who have newer, higher-elevated homes built next door. The issue first came up last November and the council directed staff to create a task force focused on gathering data and reviewing possible solutions for residents.

When the council originally formed the advisory committee, the council members agreed to have up to nine members and a minimum of five. The committee will meet monthly at city hall and provide updates to the council. The first meeting date has not been decided yet.

The five board members are: Tony Amaral Jr., a contractor and property manager; Richard Cooper, property and casualty insurance executive; Traci Domke, a property manager and works in construction; Donna Stancel, a semi-retired financial life health annuity agent; Maria Wuerth, sales representative. Wuerth was one of the first residents to bring the flooding issue to the city's attention.

Deputy Stormwater Director Lynn Stephens will be the staff representative on the board.