Six Iowa cities hit by 2024 flooding await FEMA decision on buyouts

Six Iowa cities hit by 2024 flooding await FEMA decision on buyouts

Communities in northwest Iowa are waiting for FEMA to approve buyouts for properties that were damaged by flooding in the summer of 2024. Tom Van Maanen, the city administrator in Rock Valley, said his community is asking for federal funding to help buy and demolish just over 12 dozen homes. “For the homeowners, this has […]

Feenstra says he’s pushing FEMA to approve buyouts for Iowa cities hit by flooding « KJAN | Radio Atlantic, IA – AM 1220

(Radio Iowa) – Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra says after flooding hit communities in his district in mid-2024 he’s been meeting regularly with FEMA officials to talk about progress — and Feenstra says he’s pushing FEMA to approve federal funding for buyouts flood-damaged properties. “We’ve got to get these dollars passed out, so you have Rock Valley, Rock Rapids, Hawarden — all these other communities. We’ve got to get them whole,” Feenst…