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Alma staff report 'high water event,' to submit public-asset claims; private basement damage not eligible for county funding
Summary
City staff reported a series of heavy rain events that prompted 23 calls for lateral backups, seven street closures and four roadways with water over them; staff said the county declared a state of emergency and that available county funds only cover public assets, not private basement damage.
City staff briefed the Alma City Commission on April 14 about a recent series of heavy rains described in the meeting as a "high water event." Staff said the city received 23 calls related to the event, with 22 of those callers reporting lateral backups, and that seven streets required full closure at peak and four locations had water over the roadway.
"We did have 23 phone calls... That's the number," the staff member said, describing the volume of reports the city…
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