Cicero, N.Y. — Neighbors on Beach Road in the town of Cicero watched in concern Sunday as drivers strolled down their flooded street, making waves.
“The cars going by sometimes are atrocious,” Beach Road resident Bob DiFlorio said. “I mean they’re nice people, I’m sure, but they bust down the street. They’re going down the street pretty fast and causing a lot of waves, so water rushes to the garages and homes.”
The water level of Oneida Lake has risen so much this weekend that it poured over barriers and into the street toward neighbors’ homes.
“When I saw the amount of water going into the street and then into my garage, I panicked,” said DiFlorio, who has lived on Beach Road since 2003.
DiFlorio estimates there’s over a foot of water on Beach Road and in his garage.
“What happens is cars go by and water goes into the garage,” he said. “My garage is almost full. I have three pumps working to get it out.”
Another neighbor, Sue Kowalski, was so concerned Sunday that she posted photos of the flooding and tagged local media and Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Twitter. She asked for help to get the road closed to “joyriders” — including “some in convertibles for splash factor” — and added, “we are not ok!”
McMahon replied he was in the area and would look at the damage. He also said it is a town road; not a county road. Even so, a short time later, the county executive Tweeted: “From Ladd Rd, Beach is now closed to only local traffic, our team will follow up with the town.”
DiFlorio said he tried to reach the town of Cicero Department of Public Works and other town officials with hopes they could bring sand bags to Beach Road to help the situation, but he couldn’t reach anyone Sunday.
Calls to the Cicero town supervisor also went unanswered Sunday.
“I’ve been there 21 years and have never seen this (kind of flooding) in the summer,” Kowalski said. “Sometimes in the spring... the lake and swamp on the opposite side of the road are both high and merge in the road.”
Kowalski said she knows there’s a risk to living near the water, but says, “we still deserve support from agencies...”
Cicero police have stopped by intermittently and turned away some vehicles, but that didn’t stop everyone, DiFlorio said.
“Once the police left, the traffic continued and the water continued going into houses and garages,” DiFlorio said.
Around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, Kowalski said the location of “road closed” signs were moved to each end of Beach Road, prompting more motorists to turn around, but she added, “even a slow drive causes a wake.”
Both DiFlorio and Kowalski said they’ve seen flooding in the spring and fall, but never in the summer and nothing like this. Kowalski said the area of Beach Road where she lives is not flooded, but she’s concerned for her neighbors like DiFlorio, who saw the water flood his garage and reach an inch below the concrete step to the entrance of his house.
“I’m praying for no more rain,” he said.
But for now, DiFlorio and Kowalski are asking everyone not to drive down their street.
“Stay off Beach Road,” DiFlorio said, “and stay away from places that are flooded.”
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