Buttonwood residents get sneak peek of stormwater improvements

Buttonwood residents get sneak peek of stormwater improvements

Fifteen more stormwater inlets. A raised road. A cleared and regraded drainage ditch.All of the above are part of the plans to upgrade stormwater drainage in the Buttonwood Harbour neighborhood on Longboat Key. On the evening of Feb. 5, residents were presented preliminary (60%) plans by engineering firm Kimley-Horn and Associates at a community meeting.“The drainage system along Buttonwood is going to be new, and currently there are nine inlets…