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McCook Lake: lawmakers hear requests to reserve contingency funds for cleanup and flood mitigation; committee defers
Summary
Representative Chris Casson asked the House Appropriations Committee to create a McCook Lake Contingency Fund to provide a funding backstop for lake restoration, piping repairs and flood‑mitigation planning after a record flood washed soil and structures into McCook Lake.
Representative Chris Casson introduced House Bill 11 08 to create a McCook Lake Contingency Fund and to transfer monies to that fund to assist restoration and mitigation after a severe flood in the Southeast region.
Casson said the June flood — a FEMA‑declared disaster in the region — drove water into McCook Lake in record amounts and swept houses and yards into the lake. "This was 7 feet above the all‑time record high amount of water," Representative Shawarma told the committee, adding that the event diverted water into the oxbow lake, washing away lots and sharply reducing property values. Proponents said the damage differs from typical flood damage because many…
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