Councilman Reggie Gaffney encourages residents to make sure drainage near their homes is clean to reduce flooding.
Author: Briana Ray-Turner
Updated: 11:22 PM EDT July 3, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla — The Mccoy Creek is just one of many creeks in Jacksonville that can cause hazardous flooding throughout neighborhoods like Mixon Town.
“It looks like a river. If you go out there trying to go towards Mccoy Creek you can drown. There are so many cars that get caught up under the water," said Chinchilla Smart, a resident that has lived in Mixon Town for decades.
Smart says flooding has been an issue for as long as she could remember.