The county has not yet begun dredging Phillippi Creek, and many in Sarasota are concerned about a repeat of last year's floods this hurricane season.

Phillippi Creek is a seven-mile-long waterway that stretches across Sarasota County. Residents say it desperately needs to be dredged to prevent the type of floods that ravaged the area in 2024. One ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Last year, Hurricane Debby brought record rainfall to the Sarasota area. Some residents recall waking up to floodwaters inundating their homes in the early morning hours of ...

Sarasota County has reallocated $10 million of stormwater funds to focus on Phillippi Creek drainage improvements, amid a delay of a major flood mitigation project and a hurricane season well underway ...

Nearly a year ago Phillippi Creek overflowed its banks, flooding dozens of homes, causing hundreds to evacuate and forcing others to be rescued by boat. The creek water level also rose over bridges at ...

SARASOTA COUNTY (WFLA) — In March, Sarasota County commissioners directed staff to pursue an emergency dredging project for Phillippi Creek. It’s something residents who live along the creek, who ...

Sarasota County Public Works Director Spencer Anderson announced Monday that the community will have to go through the rest of the six-month hurricane season without major repairs to Phillippi Creek, ...