Our hearts and prayers go out to the people in Texas dealing wit

Avalon - Our hearts and prayers go out to the people in Texas dealing with the flooding. The rain that they are experiencing is 20, 30, and 40 inches. About one month ago, in Avalon, we had two inches of rain, and it caused major roadway flooding here. The Texas flooding is, they say, a once in a 1,000-year event. Our area gets two or three inches in a day or two, five times per year. We have modestly-sized properties, and it is necessary to allow open space and ground so that rainwater can percolate back into the ground. Our zoning requirements were written for this. Variances and too much concrete hurt us.