News: Federal money to help victims of 2006 flood
PAINESVILLE (WKYC) -- Relief is coming for some people in Northeast Ohio who lost their condos in a flood last summer.
(Click on Picture to View More Photos from Last Year's Flooding)
Congressman Steve LaTourette says the city of Painesville will receive a 3 million dollar federal grant so it can buy out the 40 or so owners of the Millstone condominiums and turn the low-lying property into a park.
The residents were driven out in July of last year when up to 10 inches of rain fell in a 16-hour period, pushing the Grand River to nine times its normal level. The buildings were condemned and gutted.
LaTourette says the condo association was underinsured and owners have been in limbo. He says the buyout will allow them to get on with their lives.
(Click on Picture to View More Photos from Last Year's Flooding)Congressman Steve LaTourette says the city of Painesville will receive a 3 million dollar federal grant so it can buy out the 40 or so owners of the Millstone condominiums and turn the low-lying property into a park.
The residents were driven out in July of last year when up to 10 inches of rain fell in a 16-hour period, pushing the Grand River to nine times its normal level. The buildings were condemned and gutted.
LaTourette says the condo association was underinsured and owners have been in limbo. He says the buyout will allow them to get on with their lives.
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