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The Northwest Iowa Planning and Development Commission assisted the city of Spencer’s grant application.
Recent social media commentary has zeroed in on the maintenance and appearance of popular municipal spaces, including Spring Lake Park.
The Parker Historical Society is one of the many organizations rebuilding after the flood.
City Manager Teresa Pudenz says now $3.8 Million in FEMA money has arrived to begin a vital project, the Beech Street Lift Station.
City Manager Kevin Robinson says they had to pivot when the federal government declined to purchase 15 of the 40 homes destroyed by the flood.
FEMA has approved 5.8 million dollars in additional flood relief for the Corridor.
The acquisition is tied to a potential disaster-recovery housing project that would be funded through Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery dollars.
Rock Valley and the Rock Valley Community School District are receiving millions of dollars in FEMA reimbursements
In total, FEMA funding requested is around $10 million
The recovery landscape has shifted. Federal programs have closed, and case management has transitioned entirely to local control.