ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The wheels are now in motion for a study to see how two floodgates in Shore Acres will work to eliminate future flooding. St. Petersburg City Council approved having an engineering company analyze data to determine if this is the best course of action for the entire city.

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As communities continue to recover a year after a one-two punch from Mother Nature, leaders continue to come up with solutions to mitigate impacts from future storms.

"The idea here is that Mother Nature decides to do different things, and we are able to accommodate on such a mass scale," City of St. Petersburg Councilor Mike Harding said.

One of those solutions is to add two floodgates in the Shore Acres neighborhood.

Director of Engineering and Capital Improvements Brejesh Pra

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