Lakefront houses and camps inundated by water in Black Lake flood
By Katie Anderson, Watertown Daily Times, N.Y. | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
The house usually overlooks
"I went in there today and stacked the furniture and everything on tables so it doesn't get ruined," he said. "It's up to my knees in the garage."
Although the water hadn't entered his home yet,
"It's not done yet," he said. "It's going to keep getting higher."
After moving across the street on
"Once in the '70s and once in the '90s," he said. "I've seen it across
He called some of the out-of-town camp owners to let them know about the conditions of some of the properties.
"If it rains, we're in trouble,"
The water reached the shoulder on parts of
Many of the camps and trailers were inundated by the water.
"These people will come up to open their camps and cottages and instead they'll have to bring contractors in to do renovations, because the water is just going to sit there and everything will be rotted out and covered in mold and mildew," year-round resident
"I'm hoping it's at its peak," he said. "I've never seen it this high, and I've lived on this lake my whole life."
"We need help. This is something we're not used to seeing," he said. "It's going to be a long cleanup process."
"My father-in-law owned the property before us and he said it hasn't been this bad since the 1940s,"
Some residents questioned whether the
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