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Leaders voice concerns as FEMA starts redrawing Ithaca’s flood maps
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“It’ll make homes less affordable than they already are, and that’s already an issue that we have in the city.”
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Recovery Funds For Steuben County Flood Victims Depleted
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“These aren’t small repairs. A furnace is anywhere from $2,000 to $4,000.”
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Federal Loans Offer Assistance For Some After Flooding, Last Resort For Others
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“It’s like a race against Mother Nature.”
Outdated Flood Maps Underlie Emergency Relief Efforts In Steuben Co.
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“What’s happening in the watershed in terms of land use and these precipitation patterns means that these boundaries shift.”
Environment
Remembering Lee Floods, A Test Of Resiliency And Community In Owego
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This week marks ten years since flood waters from Tropical Storm Lee left residents in Owego displaced, without electricy, and scrambling to save their homes. WSKG is sharing some of their stories.
Then & Now: Binghamton-Johnson City Sewage Treatment Plant After Lee
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“I’ve toured the plant, there’s a huge wall there and they say it’s ready for a thousand year flood. So I’m pretty confident. There’s redundant systems, things are behind concrete walls. So there may be minor destruction but nothing like happened on September 2011.”
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With A Lack Of Affordable Housing, Families Displaced By Floods Must Decide Whether To Stay In Community
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“That doesn’t exist. We don’t have a lot of affordable housing anywhere in Delaware County.”
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For Households Displaced By Floods, Rural Housing Shortage Poses Issues
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“We’re very limited on additional housing solutions in that region, so I’m not sure what the permanent solutions are going to be at this point.”
Government
Steuben County Manager Says Flooding Likely Caused Millions Of Dollars Of Damage
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“If you look at what’s happening in the school alone, you’re talking multi-million dollars worth of damages throughout our communities.”
Government
Congressman Continues Call For Changes In Lake Ontario Management Plan
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“While there are shipping interests and energy interests and environmental interests, the human interest, specifically, the residents and business owners along the shore are first and foremost in my mind.”
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Binghamton Using Robots To Map Floodwalls
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Video inspections of 45 pipes in Binghamton’s floodwalls are underway.
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Flash Flooding Closes Streets in Oxford
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There’s a possibility of more flooding on Thursday.
A Few Weeks Ago, Finger Lakes Farmers Were Grateful For Rain, Then The Floods Hit
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Fellow farmers helped Erik Landowne at Blue Heron Farm quickly harvest an onion crop before it could begin to rot.
Broome County NY
Kirkwood Motel’s “Tight-Knit” Community Displaced And Dispersed By Flash Floods
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People are still displaced following recent flash floods in New York and Pennsylvania. The Red Cross of the Southern Tier said they sheltered nearly 140 people in several affected counties. The Red Cross is distributing recovery materials and food at Five Mile Point fire station in Kirkwood this weekend.
Floods
Flood Recovery Underway In Finger Lakes, Southern Tier; More Rain Expected
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Stacy Mulford grabbed two bins of supplies the Lodi Fire Department was distributing for people affected by the flood. She wasn’t home when the flood hit Tuesday, but her daughter was until folks came by banging on the door. “Get out! Get out, now!”
Southern Tier Rain Brings Relief To Farmers, Others Seek Shelter From Floods
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Rain has caused flooding across part of New York and Pennsylvania, but for farmers it’s a welcome sight.