Seminole County residents get look at long-awaited Midway Water Project

SANFORD, Fla. — In a meeting held Wednesday night, community organizers along with developers and elected officials discussed the Midway Water Project — a $26 million project dedicated to mitigating flooding in the Midway area of Seminole County.

• Community organizers along with developers and elected officials discussed the Midway Water Project
• The multimillion-dollar project would construct new storm drains, wider channels and stormwater ponds along several residences in Midway
• The project has raised concerns among some residents who worry over easements and losing control of their property rights
• Developers argued that although they need the easements of some properties to continue with the development, no property rights will be affected

Several residents of Midway said the drainage project is long overdue and much needed.

“I’ve been living in Midway for probably 50 years and with the water situation, with the drainage situation, it has been really deplorable,” longtime Midway resident Bernard Hudley told Spectrum News 13.

The project aims to mitigate flooding in the area that is risen from natural disasters like Hurricane Ian, which struck Central Florida in 2022.

According to online flood tracker Risk Factor, nearly 3,300 properties account for nearly half of all properties in Midway have greater than a 26% chance of being severely affected by flooding over the next 30 years.