Posted by IaGary on July 22, 2008 at 05:45:09 from (207.177.17.200):
In Reply to: humbling expirence posted by billonthefarm on July 22, 2008 at 05:21:51:
Bill I lost about 30 acres out 800 and consider myself lucky compared to the guys south of me.The tree line at the top is the Coralville lake and the land flooded below the tree line is mine.
Another town that went under was Oakville. I saw a picture from the air that showed about 10 or 12 square miles. All you could see were the tops of silos and barns.
There are people living in camping trailers in their driveways north of me in Cedar Rapids. The city has a law against it. The law has been on the books for years. They are looking the other way and are gonna lift the law till people can get back in there homes. The people are still waiting for the decision as to if they will be allowed to rebuild in the same spot.
Then there is Iowa city that is the picture above. These houses are under 7 years old and $300,000 plus.
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