Ellendale flood relief work continues
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"With winter coming on we need to raise enough money to at least guarantee heat in these homes," Russell said. "The priorities obviously will be heat and trying to take care of furnaces first."
Around 28 homes were damaged in the flood and around one-third of them are requesting assistance of some kind, said
"Some people received insurance money that was since paid out and some have made decisions not to do complete repairs and some have made different decisions around that," she said. "We are still working on exact numbers as far as what people's plans are and what they would hope for as far as build and repair and what is going to be possible."
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"We will be allocating the initial amount," Logan said. "There will be an ongoing effort to revisit additional cases as money comes in and as we find more resources."
Some residents have moved from a damaged home, she said. Funds will be distributed with a recommendation but the decision on how to use the assistance is ultimately with the homeowner, she said.
"We are still working on it," Thorpe said. "It takes time."
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