Simpson on the elevations of Smith Farm, needing staggering amounts of fill

Nancy Simpson spoke at the DR Horton hearing on February 12, 2025. As a floodplain manager, she focused on the amount of fill that would be needed on the Smith Farm to make it viable for houses. The amount of fill she calculated is staggering, and would have needed dump trucks on Raymond Road for months: My name is Nancy Simpson, and I have signed a speakers card. I am a Certified Floodplain Manager and Urban and Regional Planner with nearly 10 years of experience. As a floodplain manager, I specialize in riverine and inland flooding. The applicant has mentioned they over designed SWM and compliance with Floodplain compensation. In my experience, human intervention is NOT sufficient to keep property reasonably safe from flooding. Water is the most destructive natural force on the planet. Hurricanes Katrina and Harvey are perfect examples of how flood structures should not be relied upon for flood protection. More recently and locally, the dike breech during Debby shows us that properti...