Cedar Rapids Considers Flood Buyouts as City Rebuilds
Cedar Rapids residents discuss potential buyouts after a severe flood. Officials from FEMA note assistance up to 28800 for repairs and housing, but buyouts remain complex and require state and local agreement. Grand Forks and Marion examples show buyouts and parkland replacements, while locals weigh staying or relocating.
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Douglas
Jackie Chandler
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Ter
Des Moines
FEMA
Cedar Rapids
Chandler
Iowa
State of Iowa
Bret Voorhees
Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Voorhees
Davenport
Rapids
Pat Shey
Grand Forks
N.C
the Gazette
Shey
Council urges openness over flood recovery and scams
Cedar Rapids officials vow transparency amid flood rumors. The council adopts an emergency contractor certification program modeled on Grand Forks to curb fraud, with background checks, licensing, insurance, and photo IDs for workers in evacuated areas.
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Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
Justin Shields
City Hall
Shields
Eastern
Iowa
Grand Forks
N.C
Christine Butterfield
Jennifer Pratt
Community Development Department
Iowa Workforce Development and
Metro Licensing Board
Council
Pat Shey
North Dakota
Utica
N.Y
Adjusters International
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Jim Prosser
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Riverside
Chuck Wieneke
Jerry McGrane
Kay Halloran
Brian Fagan
Portable toilets surge as Cedar Rapids crisis grows
In Cedar Rapids the water shortage and sewage plant failure push portable toilet firms to max capacity. Action Services reports distributing up to 300 units citywide, while Port O Jenny runs double to triple staff and still turns customers away. Units vanish after floods and waste disposal remains a challenge.
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Shields
Prosser
Cedar Rapids Area
Stephen Schmidt
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
J.J. Kremer
Action Services
Des Moines
Kremer
Iowa City
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Paula Brown
Jenny
Albert
Brown
Linn County
Port ‘O’ Jenny
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
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Marion
Indian Creek
Pluckhahn
Jeff
Sarah Beckelheimer
Ellis Blvd
Edwin McPhail
Cornell College
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Noah’s Ark
Rick.smith
Gazcomm.com
Cliff Jette
Jeff Beckelheimer
Sarah
Time Check
Ers
Monica Vernon
Second Street
Stephen. Schmidt
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