Osceola County leaders are seeking $2.5 million in federal funding to better understand and reduce flooding risks in areas hit hard during Hurricane Ian, including the Good Samaritan Society community, where residents had to be evacuated in 2022.

The funding request is scheduled to appear on Monday’s County Commission consent agenda. If approved, the county would apply for federal money to study the Reedy Creek and Shingle Creek basins.

County documents say the study would look at how water moves through the area, identify roads vulnerable to flooding and compare possible projects that could help reduce future flood impacts.

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For residents who lived through Ian, the risk is not theoretical.

“Oh, it’s terrible. Devastating,” resident Nicholas Marks said.

Marks said he was at the Good Samaritan Society community when floodwaters rose in 2022. He remembers airboats and rescue crews helping people get to safety after the storm overwhelmed the area.

“Most of this place was flooded about four foot, 3 to 4 feet of water,” Marks said.

During Hurricane Ian, flooding became so severe that residents in the community had to be evacuated and placed in a nearby hotel with help from FEMA.

Marks said he hopes the proposed study leads to real solutions.“It will be a major blessing for that,” he said. “Absolutely. And I really hope that it would work out so they can get assistance.”

The Osceola County Commission meeting is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday. Commissioners are expected to decide whether the county will move forward with the federal funding application.