Dane County flood damage tops $154 million; Middleton businesses find creative ways to serve customers
County officials estimate 1,544 residences were affected by the flooding, including five that were destroyed and 302 with major damage.
Insurance covered only about 2 percent of the
The flooding also caused more than
And more than two weeks after a storm that dropped more than 14 inches of rain on the western part of the county, at least a dozen businesses are still closed or operating out of temporary housing and others are working to repair millions of dollars of damage.
The city of
Those damage totals are likely to climb as recovery continues.
"The important part about these numbers is they're fluid," said
In
The nearby
Other companies have found ways to keep the doors open, even if those doors are somewhere else.
About 700 employees of
But the company relocated workers to offices in
"We believe we're on a good track," Boegli said.
After days of searching, the
Manager
"We're doing everything we possibly can to get the school back open for our families," said owner
"It was pretty much a big swimming pool down here," said
Norton said it took about four days to pump the water out, and his workers pulled about a dozen truckloads of damaged building materials from the lower levels, which he was attempting to dry Wednesday with 17 dehumidifiers and about 130 fans.
Executive director
"But we're coming back," she said. "It's a process and will take us months."
In the meantime, the cancer support nonprofit group is holding meetings in nine off-site locations and is moving into temporary office space provided by
Stenz said the clubhouse had flood insurance, but
She said renovation plans will include efforts to protect the clubhouse from future flooding.
"We've been around for a decade," Stenz said. "And we plan to be around for decades more."
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