The meeting with the victims of the August 4, 2009 flood was held last night at the Library to a fairly thin but enthusiastic crowd.
At the very beginning it was stressed that the city could only help city residents, not Floyd County or fringe residents. Mr. Coffey suggested that residents who fall into this category speak to the County Commissioners. He also added that their would be no discussion about the long term solution for fixing the sewers and drainage systems. The council and administration were there to help the immediate need of the city residents.
Shane Gibson, City Attorney, was also present and stressed that Tort Claims need to be filed immediately to be considered for help. He, the mayor, and the council are optimistically hoping to resolve this before Christmas or at least by the first of the year.
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So what you are saying nothing was resolved?
My question is this. The other day in the Tribune, Mr. Gibson stated that they did not have the money to make repairs but the city was not responseable.
That makes no sense at all.
Dan Coffey said the city would come up with the $ somehow but he did not go into details.
Shane Gibson told me to have my relatives fill out a tort claim ASAP so they can be helped. That's all I know.
Mayor England, all of the city council and Shane Gibson are trying.
That's all I know. Please attend the next council meeting Monday 12/7, this will be on the agenda. You can share your thoughts if you wish.
Anon:
This stuff is confusing so I'll try and explain since I wrote the story: Gibson was saying the city doesn't have enough money to fix the sewer and stormwater systems to the point they could withstand the type of rain we had Aug. 4. By the administration's estimations, that would cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
Since their position is the city can't afford tax and rate wise to build such infrastructure, it can't be held liable for the damage that comes with a huge rain event.
While equally as expensive, it appears their position is the city has some discretionary funds it could allocate for flood victims to help with their damage.
Hope that helped, have a good day. Thx for the update Shirley, I didn't get a chance to make it last night. Pretty well attended meeting?
Sorry, didn't mean equally as expensive, meant not equally when referring to the damage.
If they wanted to fix the sewers and storm drainage they could. But the Mator has other plans for the money. I feel this is a way to shut them up. Fix the problems and we will all shut up.
Daniel,
Thanks for the clarification. As everyone knows, I'm no columnist or reporter so sometimes it is hard to explain a difficult situation.
Shirley
I think you do a great job and service to the community
*smooch*
And this is why the sewer plan under Overton didn't work. The EPA said the plant was beautiful now if the city could just get the sewage to the plan AND eliminate the infiltration from drainage going in to the sewers. I bet we have spent BILLIONS going way back on our "problems".
We are still talking about it people.
how much of that problem will be fixed when g-town is off our sewer?
Correction: Make it one billion including interest, etc.
No, Georgetown simply frees up credits for developers to build in places where there are no known SSO's, if the EPA agrees.
1983........and on until the present.
England is getting ready to propose a 60% rate hike to "fix" the pipes in the ground. As a taxpayers I feel they could have accomplished this part a long time ago, but this is my opinion.
Let us not be stupid about the situation, though.
If money is paid for tort claims, hope it doesn't come with a paper that must be signed in order to get the money. You know, the paper where recipients promise not to make public any information and keep their mouths shut. Hasn't that happened before?
I would ass-u-me this would be up to the storm water board and their Attorney.
Good point there anonymous.
You know and I know, if they give them one red cent they will HAVE to sign a paper.
I was informed they cannot use boat money for the Stormwater.
I was also told that the dreaching equipment has been borke for over a month and the city cannot afford to get it fixed.
What about the $25,000 per claim the city owes?
It's awful funny that EPA is not been told and aware of the State Street problem.
Anyone who buy's their ACT OF GOD bs, is as stupid as they are.
What they are doing is robing Peter to pay Paul.
If they got $4 million in EDIT they should use it to fix sewers and stormwater.
England has money for everything else he can damn well fix our sewers instead of giving them hush money and NOT fix the problem!
Just like 15th Street,they didn't listen three years ago and would not fix it, and now look what it's costing us.
I recently read in the local paper, they don't have the funds to fix that either.
But, he has money to waste downtown.
Please add: and everywhere else.
Thanks
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