Recovery

The buyout program is designed to get rid of homes in low-lying areas with flooding. The total appraised property value for the homes is $1.326 million.

A $4.6 million grant for the Alabama-West Florida Conference will help launch and fund the first two years of a phased four-year recovery program in response to Hurricane Michael.

Testimony amounted to a mixed bag of marginal progress and updates on developing scandals regarding how the state converts federal funds into tangible flood recovery.

Pittsburg County Emergency Management Director Kevin Enloe told the News-Capital around 1 a.m. that multiple agencies responded to conflicting reports of damage to start assessing the damage.

The money flows from FEMA to state officials, who will review the reimbursement before it's issued to the school district. The process is expected to take a few weeks.

The nor'easter coincided with an astronomical high tide, and each high tide cycle brought waves crashing over seawalls, and flood waters flowing over roadways and into low-lying residences and businesses.

Panama City Manager Mark McQueen said the city is negotiating with FEMA to try to acquire the surplus trailers. As of last week, there were more than 50 empty trailers at the fairgrounds campsite, according to FEMA reports.

Michael, which devastated Florida’s Mexico Beach when it made landfall on Oct. 10, becomes the first hurricane to make landfall in the United States as a Category 5 since Hurricane Andrew brought “destruction at dawn” to South Miami-Dade in August 1992.

The county's Long-Term Recovery Task Force hosted the public gathering, where its six working group branches provided information displays and copies of the emerging plan's 300-plus concepts and programs.

Weeks after the Camp Fire roared through Butte County last November, devouring entire towns, officials made an alarming find: The Paradise drinking water is now laced with benzene, a volatile compound linked to cancer.

Currently, the $80 million would cover the county's portion of the $661 million total cost for hurricane damage in the county. It's such a large sum that county officials are looking at all options to pay it, from raising taxes to cutting services.

More than 2,300 damaged homes have been repaired through the Sheltering and Temporary Essential Power Program using FEMA money. A state program is available for those who face long-term housing issues.

The Missouri River was above its flood stage for the Leavenworth area 23 days in March and April. The river crested at a depth of 31.3 feet on March 23, making it the second worst flood on record.

If the city is approved, the funds will come in the form of reimbursement.

Gov., Tim Walz was in Austin Saturday morning to meet with Minnesota National Guard members and sheriffs from Mower and Freeborn counties, as well as those tasked with returning power to the businesses and homes throughout the area.