Lee County Judge Executive Chuck Caudill says dramatic and continual improvement is being seen in his area following record flooding. The water has been gone for a month now. And the county leader says lots of cleanup has been done through donations, both financial and in the form of water, food, and cleaning supplies.
Caudill said the flood revealed the need for more housing in the area.
“By having 75 homes impacted and 25 either destroyed or severely damaged, we’ve basically eaten up all of our extra housing in the community. So, what we need to do in the future is find a way to create more housing, so when issues like this happen, if somebody has to move, they have some place to go,” said Caudill.
Caudill noted officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have gotten information regarding damage from the ice storm which struck right before the heavy rains. The county judge added FEMA still has more to do in determining assistance for flood victims.
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