2 North Miami homeowners take action to help stem flooding ahead of storm season

A flooding nightmare is making waves in North Miami as residents brace for another storm season but two homeowners are taking measures to make sure they re prepared when the rains come George Faehnle has owned property on Northeast th Street west of Biscayne Boulevard for three years I get anxious because I know that I have to go through another season of wondering what s going to happen next he mentioned Each time there s heavy rain Faehnle revealed the street turns into a river and the homes flood out It s terrible Water goes knee-deep into your property everything gets damaged you have to tear up all the walls and your appliances get ruined he stated It s not just rainwater but something far more foul septic water It was dirty and you can imagine how numerous infections you ll get from it he stated With the damage comes a hefty price tag Easily to in damages disclosed Faehnle Faehnle s neighbor Aaron Cardelino is dealing with the same challenge It s north of to get the house back running he commented Working together Cardelino and Faehnle have sent countless pleas for help to local governing body They also created a group chat for their street for quick communication Everybody goes into crisis mode People have lost their jobs because they have to lose five six days of work to fix their house noted Cardelino Last October the two men took it a step further spending thousands of dollars on their own stormwater pumps Aaron went ahead and ran the hose If it wasn t for him we d be flooded mentioned Faehnle Well we really took matters into our own hands trying to deploy pumps that we bought at a hardware store with hoses that we ran feet all the way to Biscayne where there is a proper drain system declared Cardelino Cardelino and Faehnle believe the reason for the flooding to be faulty stormwater pumps and the existing septic system While they re grateful that the county is quick to place temporary pumps during heavy rainfall they feel a more permanent answer is needed From the city and the county the communication has been open We ve been able to get response from them but they don t give us a finite plan on how the predicament is gonna be resolved disclosed Cardelino They just tell us they re working on it but without any effective actions As for converting the neighborhood from septic to sewer that s a whole other task due to aging infrastructure Miami-Dade County has its Connect to Protect effort which helps convert neighborhoods like Cardelino and Faehnle s from septic to sewer A spokesperson for the county did not straightaway respond to News request for more information about their plans for this North Miami neighborhood and for the upcoming storm season