South Howard Flood Battle Heats Up | Tampa News

South Tampa’s $100M flood solution is under fire as the SoHo Business Alliance challenges the city’s plan to dig a massive stormwater line down South Howard Avenue, calling it costly, disruptive, and potentially worse than the problem. They’ve rolled out their own engineering alternative—underground vaults and upgraded drainage—that they claim is faster, cheaper, and business-friendly. The city defends its choice, citing decades of flooding data and an 18-month study, while dismissing the alliance’s proposal as technically flawed. With City Council set to vote, tensions are rising over who’s right: the engineers or the entrepreneurs. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/8339f310663b822c