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It's the questions on every flood victim's mind. Where's the line? What's in store for our homes and neighborhoods?
Today that answer is becoming a bit clearer. Somewhere near 4th Street on the northwest side and running nearly parallel to the river through much of the city there will likely be a line drawn, dividing the neighborhoods that will stay, with the future green space to protect against future flooding.
"I think people first of all just want to know, am I in or am I out? Am I going to be protected if I'm a business, am I going to be acquired if I'm a homeowner?," commented council member Monica Vernon.
Consultants unveiled this map today an option providing a framework for how to go forward -- it received positive feedback from many on the council.
"Knowledge is power for these people, said Vernon. Power to get on with their lives, power for us to go to the next step as a community and we owe it to them."
The plan does come at a staggering cost $820 million to $1 billion to rebuild the city, including about $50 to $170 million to buy out these homes.
There are other measures too, including about $190 million for levees and flood walls and hundreds of millions more to improve the parks, bridges and replace the 5 in 1 dam.
There's still a lot of work yet to do before the plans take shape, including a four hour meeting next week to continue looking at these options.
Friday, September 19 2008, 06:00 PM CDT
Today that answer is becoming a bit clearer. Somewhere near 4th Street on the northwest side and running nearly parallel to the river through much of the city there will likely be a line drawn, dividing the neighborhoods that will stay, with the future green space to protect against future flooding.
"I think people first of all just want to know, am I in or am I out? Am I going to be protected if I'm a business, am I going to be acquired if I'm a homeowner?," commented council member Monica Vernon.
Consultants unveiled this map today an option providing a framework for how to go forward -- it received positive feedback from many on the council.
"Knowledge is power for these people, said Vernon. Power to get on with their lives, power for us to go to the next step as a community and we owe it to them."
The plan does come at a staggering cost $820 million to $1 billion to rebuild the city, including about $50 to $170 million to buy out these homes.
There are other measures too, including about $190 million for levees and flood walls and hundreds of millions more to improve the parks, bridges and replace the 5 in 1 dam.
There's still a lot of work yet to do before the plans take shape, including a four hour meeting next week to continue looking at these options.
Friday, September 19 2008, 06:00 PM CDT
CBS 2 LOCAL NEWS
Flooding continues in southern Iowa
September 02, 2010 12:41 EDT
OTTUMWA, Iowa. (AP) -- Counties in southern Iowa are still dealing with flooding, in what has turned out to be one of the wettest summers on record in the state.
While Saylorville and Red Rock reservoirs continue to fall -- both should be at normal levels by mid- September -- the misery continues in Eddyville and Ottumwa.
The Des Moines Register reports that at least some residents blame the Corps of Engineers for allowing the Des Moines River to continue flooding their property near Ottumwa.
Corps officials say they balance the interest of landowners above and below their dam on the river, and have managed to avert major property damage so far.
Corps spokesman Ron Fournier says farmers upstream are also angry because they've had high water all summer.
There's hope things will improve in a couple of weeks, when the river finally drops.
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Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com
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