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 actions 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 disclosed Each time there s heavy rain Faehnle reported 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 explained It s not just rainwater but something far more foul septic water It was dirty and you can imagine how various infections you ll get from it he announced With the damage comes a hefty price tag Easily to in damages revealed Faehnle Faehnle s neighbor Aaron Cardelino is dealing with the same challenge It s north of to get the house back running he noted Working together Cardelino and Faehnle have sent countless pleas for help to local regime They also created a group chat for their street for quick communication Everybody goes into urgency mode People have lost their jobs because they have to lose five six days of work to fix their house reported 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 disclosed Faehnle Well we indeed 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 mentioned 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 fix 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 matter is gonna be resolved noted 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 campaign which helps convert neighborhoods like Cardelino and Faehnle s from septic to sewer A spokesperson for the county did not right now respond to News request for more information about their plans for this North Miami neighborhood and for the upcoming storm season