Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Oakville Volunteer Foundation
The Oakville Volunteer Foundation has a website with contact information to donate and volunteer.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Inspection Results
We finally received the inspection reports for the house.
Notice was sent saying the house is scheduled to be torn down unless you want to protest it. I was told to protest the demolition order would require an inspection the family would have to pay for. The original inspection seems to have some discrepancies but it seems like no one in the family want to pay for a new inspection to fight the order.
Notice was sent saying the house is scheduled to be torn down unless you want to protest it. I was told to protest the demolition order would require an inspection the family would have to pay for. The original inspection seems to have some discrepancies but it seems like no one in the family want to pay for a new inspection to fight the order.
Something Missing
The trailer my grandparents lived in when they moved to town has been torn out. After they left, a sister and nephews and nieces moved in. Dad added two rooms to the trailer. They left and another sister moved in. She left and the trailer was used for storing his many projects. We had been able to remove nearly all before the flood occurred.
The flood waters soaked and mudded the carpets, tore metal and insulation from its sides and buckled the floors. No one wanted to enter the trailer because of the uncertainty of the situation. It was determined all of the trailers in town were to be destroyed.
All that is left are the cement pads the trailer rested upon, a large dirt scar in the ground, some small litter and a pole with a television antenna attached.
The weeds will cover the scar and litter. The pole will be removed and probably the concrete as well. Another small part of Oakville has gone missing, never to return.
The flood waters soaked and mudded the carpets, tore metal and insulation from its sides and buckled the floors. No one wanted to enter the trailer because of the uncertainty of the situation. It was determined all of the trailers in town were to be destroyed.
All that is left are the cement pads the trailer rested upon, a large dirt scar in the ground, some small litter and a pole with a television antenna attached.
The weeds will cover the scar and litter. The pole will be removed and probably the concrete as well. Another small part of Oakville has gone missing, never to return.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Oakville Volunteer Tribute
A group called Wisconsin Navigators volunteered in Oakville and a video was posted of their work.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Foundations - How to Help
Two foundations have begun accepting funds for disbursement to flood victims.
The Community Foundation of Louisa County will make grants that will cover expenses that are unmet.
Contact: Elias Guiterrez at (319)527-5182 or Paula Buckman (319)868-4240
E-mail: ldg@louisacomm.net or pbuckman@louisacomm.net
The Oakville Volunteer Foundation is accepting funds which they will use to purchase materials for rebuilding residences for flood victims in both Louisa and Des Moines counties. (Des Moines County does NOT include the city of Des Moines which is in Polk County. Des Moines County is located south of Oakville which is in Louisa County.)
Funds can be sent to:
Oakville Volunteer Foundation
505 Russell St.
Oakville, IA 52646
Contact (319)759-7685
The Community Foundation of Louisa County will make grants that will cover expenses that are unmet.
Contact: Elias Guiterrez at (319)527-5182 or Paula Buckman (319)868-4240
E-mail: ldg@louisacomm.net or pbuckman@louisacomm.net
The Oakville Volunteer Foundation is accepting funds which they will use to purchase materials for rebuilding residences for flood victims in both Louisa and Des Moines counties. (Des Moines County does NOT include the city of Des Moines which is in Polk County. Des Moines County is located south of Oakville which is in Louisa County.)
Funds can be sent to:
Oakville Volunteer Foundation
505 Russell St.
Oakville, IA 52646
Contact (319)759-7685
Levee News
A levee broke east of Wapello, Iowa a few days before the break in Oakville. Wapello was not flooded but farms and houses were and Highway 99 was damaged as well as another county road.
The Army Corps of Engineers is considering not repairing this levee. Highway 99 is the main road from Oakville to Wapello and other routes would add considerably to this time. The Corps estimates it will cost $4 million and they would be responsible for 80% while landowners would have to pay $260 per acre for the rest. They believe the cost may not be worth the benefit.
The Army Corps of Engineers is considering not repairing this levee. Highway 99 is the main road from Oakville to Wapello and other routes would add considerably to this time. The Corps estimates it will cost $4 million and they would be responsible for 80% while landowners would have to pay $260 per acre for the rest. They believe the cost may not be worth the benefit.
FEMA Trailers
FEMA trailers have been arriving for those residents who applied. There were more than 20 trailers located in different parts of town, some next to the resident's former home, others in a trailer park.
The trailers are sized for each applicant. Below is a one-bedroom model for a single or couple.
Here is a three-bedroom trailer for a family. None of the bedrooms are large but at least there is a place to stay.
The water has been restored in town but not all of the sewer has been fixed. There are still portable toilets on most streets but FEMA has begun removing them in Cedar Rapids neighborhoods.
The trailers are sized for each applicant. Below is a one-bedroom model for a single or couple.
Here is a three-bedroom trailer for a family. None of the bedrooms are large but at least there is a place to stay.
The water has been restored in town but not all of the sewer has been fixed. There are still portable toilets on most streets but FEMA has begun removing them in Cedar Rapids neighborhoods.
More Oakville Plant Life
There is still vegetation, besides weeds, growing in Oakville. A small baseball-size watermelon was found amid the weeds. It had to have started growing after the flood and no one knows where the seed came from. It will never get as large as those found in stores.
Here are some of the small peaches growing in a tree that Dad had planted. They are only walnut-size and look very wormy.
Across the street, the neighbor's apple tree is filled with apples while the lot is used as a trash dump.
Here are some of the small peaches growing in a tree that Dad had planted. They are only walnut-size and look very wormy.
Across the street, the neighbor's apple tree is filled with apples while the lot is used as a trash dump.
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