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St. Pete Beach leaders working on fix for high tide flooding in low lying neighborhoods

Flooding relief is on the way for people living in the Boca Ciega Isle neighborhood of St. Pete Beach.

Jodi McLean moved to the neighborhood nearly 10 years ago.

"You look around and you're in paradise," she said. "I live a mile and a half from The Gulf of Mexico, and there's water right across the street."

But there is one big issue that is costing McLean and her neighbors.

"The flooding is beyond annoying and aggravating," she said.

Boca Ciega is one of the low lying neighborhoods in St. Pete Beach. This means it floods when it rains, and during tidal surges, like "King Tide."