She was among four property owners the Chronicle talked to in the lowest stretch of Anzac Pde. All of them knew about Horizons' decision, and none of them were surprised by it.
"I've been here 38 years and nothing surprises me any more," Mrs Rhodes said
Her neighbour Ellen Beale has only been in her house since December, and loves living there.
"I don't see how they could build something high enough without making it look really ugly and horrible over the road," she said.
A few doors down, Ramari Te Uamairangi supported Horizons's decision, saying it was logical.
"[Stopbanks] were only going to be an interim measure, not a viable long term solution. It makes sense to come up with a long term strategy, as opposed to putting band aids on a problem that's only going to worsen."
Another neighbour could see Horizons' point, because having the Matarawa Stream come in behind the stopbanks causes a problem.
Mrs Beale and Mrs Rhodes are waiting to see what alternatives are offered to them. Mrs Rhodes said selling the house where she has lived for 38 years wouldn't make enough to buy another one.
Mrs Beale is willing to move if she likes the new place. If her house was raised she worried she might become trapped in it by floodwaters.
Mrs Te Uamairangi said her family would be fine with moving.
"We will make the best of any given situation that's put in front of us."
One of their neighbours, who did not want to be named, had his property flooded for the first time in June 2015. He had been planning to sell before that.
"It's getting too much to do the gardens. We are looking to build another property," he said.