CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Residents in Bartow County say serious flooding is leaving their cars, homes and belongings wrecked.
They blame it all on a nearby construction site.
Homeowners told Channel 2’s Brittany Kleinpeter that the intense flooding happens in a matter of minutes.
Neighbors say the area between a construction site and homes off Burnt Hickory Road has looked like a river in recent months every time it rains.
“You can look out and there’s nothing there and you look out five minutes later and you have a river,” neighbor Judy Corman said.
Corman and her husband Jeff have lived in the area for years and say flooding has never been like this.
Neighbor Ali Broussard said she had to be rescued from her home just last month because of it.
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“In about 10-15 minutes, there is about a foot of water, and it just kept getting higher and higher and higher,” Broussard said. “Me and my boyfriend were rescued out of the window with a little inflatable boat.”
Broussard’s home, which has been under renovation since that last storm, was flooded again following this past weekend’s rain.
She and other residents believe the intense flooding is linked to that nearby construction.
Mark Cox, a Bartow County engineer said they are aware of residents’ concerns.
“It could be a contributor, but I couldn’t say that definitely,” Cox said.
The developer behind the site, Cyclone Land Development, is currently under a stop work order to complete erosion measures.
Cox said the area around that site is in a floodplain zone. However, residents say it’s never been like this.
“They just need to come out here and fix it. Do something about it. Care about us,” Broussard said.
Officials said the development has been under construction since last summer.
Kleinpeter attempted to contact the development group by email and phone on Wednesday for comment on this story and is still waiting to hear back.
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