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Mayor credits multi-jurisdictional response after Aug. 13–14 flooding
Summary
Mayor Grubbs thanked first responders and volunteers after flooding Aug. 13–14, saying multi-agency teams conducted rescues, evacuation orders were issued and later lifted, and the city continues cleanup and damage assessments.
Mayor Grubbs gave a detailed account of the city’s response to flooding overnight on Aug. 13–14, thanking police, fire, public works and mutual-aid partners for evacuations, sheltering and rescue operations.
The mayor said the city mobilized with assistance from roughly 30 jurisdictions and recalled boats and swift-water teams that supported rescues; he said the evacuation order was lifted the following morning and cleanup and damage assessments are ongoing. He repeatedly praised the coordination of local and regional emergency-management teams and asked residents with questions to contact the community center for updates.
At a later committee report, council member Egner told the council the fire and EMS response had 308 runs in July, with overlapping calls constituting 52% of activity; he reported 15 people rescued and 15 structures damaged in the recent flood incident. Council members thanked staff and volunteers for their work and encouraged community patience as recovery continues.
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