Council hears of potential flood program assists

By: 
Mira Schmitt-Cash

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Clarksville City Council heard on Monday, Oct. 17 that the city clerk and clerk in training will research 1) the possibility of pursuing FEMA buyouts for heavily flood-damaged homes and 2) an additional city tax rebate for qualified flood-damaged properties; if these turn out to be possible for the city.
• Typically Federal Emergency Management Agency buyout property had to sustain major or catastrophic damage, as determined by FEMA guidelines, Councilman Jeff Kolb said.
Any potential buyout program would fall under public assistance, which FEMA has yet to declare for the Sept. 21-23 flooding in Butler County. There has not been a determination on individual assistance, either. Several other counties in Iowa are also part of the request, which the governor sent to the federal government.
Kolb said in some areas, the regional council of governments is still processing buyouts from the floods of 2008.
Read the full article in the October 20 edition of the Star.

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