RESIDENTS OF NINE COMMUNITIES HIT BY FLOODING IN NORTHWEST IOWA IN 2024 ARE STILL WAITING FOR FEMA TO BUYOUT 267 HOMES, TOTALING MORE THAN 53 MILLION DOLLARS.
ALMOST HALF ARE IN ROCK VALLEY, AND 41 ARE IN SPENCER WHERE CITY ADMINISTRATOR KEVIN ROBINSON SAYS HE’S FRUSTRATED.
BUYOUTS1 OC……FARTHER OUT” ;05
ROBINSON, SAYS FEMA HAS BEEN GOOD TO WORK WITH, BUT THE BUYOUTS FOR MORE THAN 40 HOMES WERE REQUESTED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO.
BUYOUTS2 OC…….AS POSSIBLE” :13
FEMA SPOKESPERSON MICHAEL CAPPANNARI SAYS THE COST ANALYSIS CONTINUES, BUT APPROVAL TAKES TIME:
BUYOUTS3 OC……..AS WE CAN” :07
HE SAYS ONCE THE FUNDING GOES THROUGH, THE HOMES WILL BE TORN DOWN AND REPLACED WITH GREEN SPACE, WHICH COULD INCLUDE PARKS AND BALLFIELDS.
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