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Emergency manager says rising waters force evacuations, sandbagging across Alpena County
Summary
Emergency manager Nick Madrinsky told the board that high water has prompted evacuations between Selena and Long Rapids, deployment of DPW crews and 1,150 sandbags, and that Red Cross and more than 70 volunteers are on standby to assist.
Emergency manager Nick Madrinsky told the Alpena County Board on April 14 that rising river levels and dam operations have prompted local evacuations and an active county response.
"The dam's got over an inch of water…there's five gates open right now on Ninth Street," Madrinsky said, describing gate releases that have raised water levels in low‑lying areas. He said DPW crews handed out about 1,150 sandbags and the sheriff's department provided a sandbag filler machine to…
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