The city of Sioux Falls, S.D., hopes razing flood-prone houses in the central part of the city will help keep other homes in the neighborhood dry when heavy rains hit next. Homes near Augustana University can get rain-flooded basements, even …
After the Mississippi River flooded four years ago, more than 100 Illinois families agreed – some reluctantly – to sell their homes to the government for demolition so they could move to higher ground. With the paperwork finally coming together …
Washington County has received a final reimbursement of $220,000 for the buyout of some properties lost to the 2011 flood. The buyout program came through the federal and state emergency management agencies. It bought the properties of homeowners for 75 …
Bob and Pat Smith have seen many floods in their 47 years on Water Street, but none as severe as in Superstorm Sandy. Last year’s storm waters rose halfway up their front door and left a debris field of mud …
The floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy gushed in through Bob and Pat Smith’s porch windows and didn’t stop rising till reaching the 6-foot mark. The Smiths marked the insurgence with a piece of black electrical tape to the left of the …
Iowa City has bought the last of 93 residential properties in a flood buyout program that began in 2009 and expects to complete demolitions this fall. The Gazette reported Friday that the city made its final purchase in July. Some, …
More than 150 homes and eight businesses in Cedar Falls are expected to be demolished through flood buyout programs. City officials told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier that 144 of the 226 properties eligible for buyouts in the wake of 2008 …