FEMA plans to inspect Wis. flood damage next week

Hurricanes offer similar lessons for builders

Published: March 28, 2013
Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, floods, Hurricane Sandy, hurricanes, Superstorm Sandy

Lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy about how best to limit damage to buildings closely track those of Katrina, a federal engineer said. Elevating generators and pumps is a good idea but enclosing elevated foundations that might be hit by waves or wave-borne debris can cause problems.

Stillwater Lift Bridge reopens (UPDATE)

Published: April 18, 2011
Tags: floods, Minnesota Department of Transportation, Stillwater, Stillwater Lift Bridge
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STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — Officials reopened the Stillwater Lift Bridge on Monday afternoon as floodwaters subsided on the St. Croix River. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Beth Petrowske, the bridge reopened between 2:30 and 3 p.m. Monday. MnDOT closed the bridge on April 8 as rising waters approached the bridge deck, threatening the [...]

Stillwater to go ahead with levee on St. Croix

Published: March 24, 2011
Tags: floods, levee, St. Croix River, Stillwater, Stillwater Lift Bridge

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — Stillwater is now going ahead with dikes on its St. Croix River waterfront. Officials planned to start work Thursday morning, then held off pending a firmer forecast. Police Chief John Gannaway said the National Weather Service now projects a first crest slightly above 687 feet, about a foot higher than expected [...]

It takes a village … to move a village

Published: December 13, 2010
Tags: Basina, BidBlog, blog, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, floods, Gays Mills, Kickapoo River

By Jan Basina • EMS Building, Gays Mills, Crawford County • Public Works Building, Gays Mills, Crawford County • Community Commerce Center, Gays Mills, Crawford County Flooding is nothing new to the village of Gays Mills. After all, the Kickapoo River has spilled over its banks 11 times in the past 100 years. But the [...]

State gets $6 million for businesses affected by ’08 floods

Published: December 8, 2010
Tags: Community Development Block Grant Program, Department of Commerce, Department of Housing and Urban Development, DOC, floods, storms

Gov. Jim Doyle on Wednesday announced that Wisconsin has received $6 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development through its Community Development Block Grant Program. The money is for businesses affected by the June 2008 flooding. The application deadline is Jan. 7. The Department of Commerce has already awarded $21 million for [...]

Stormy chapter about to come to a close

Published: November 16, 2010
Tags: blog, Doyle, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, floods, Hot Topics, Lanane, storms

By Joe Lanane

staff writer

The effects from late-July’s flooding persist months later, but after Wednesday residents from Milwaukee and Grant counties will no longer qualify for financial aid.

Aid for flood victims in Milwaukee, Grant counties

Published: November 12, 2010
Tags: floods, Grant County, Milwaukee County, storms

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Flood victims in Milwaukee and Grant counties can apply for financial help to pay for food. Flood victims affected by heavy rains this summer can apply for one-time funding through a federal foodshare program. Wisconsin’s program is being administered by the state Department of Health Services. DHS spokesman Seth Boffeli said the [...]

Last SBA disaster outreach center in Milwaukee to close Friday

Published: November 4, 2010
Tags: Department of Public Works, floods, SBA, Small Business Administration, storms

The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Disaster Loan Outreach Center located at Milwaukee County’s Department of Public Works, 3850 N. 35th St., will close at 6 p.m. Friday. The SBA urges those affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred on July 20 [...]

Feds declare 9 Wis. counties disaster areas

Published: October 22, 2010
Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, floods, storms

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Federal officials have declared nine Wisconsin counties disaster areas after floods swept through them last month. The declaration makes government agencies across the counties eligible for federal and state reimbursement of most of their recovery costs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will cover 75 percent of the expenses and the state [...]