Residents in Oneida, Herkimer counties continue flood recovery
The damage is from a
Streets and parking lots still were covered in silt from overflowing creeks in
In
"I think the city has done a remarkable job within DPW to deal with the debris but there's still work to be done," Palmieri said.
Some equipment, such as computers, at the city's DPW building on
In areas of
Included will be a mention of the
Four emergency service centers opened around
All four centers are expected to remain open through the rest of the week, from
On Monday, Picente joined with state Sen.
"We believe that further assistance from the state and federal government would help to alleviate the significant flooding concerns and challenges shared by many homeowners, businesses, local governments and others over the last several years," the letter said.
In addition to funding, county public works crews were active clearing debris clogging creeks and other waterways.
"We're continuing to do clean up where we're needed," Picente said.
The damage from the storm and flooding were more intense and widespread than from other recent storms, Picente said.
There were no reported road closures on state roads in
Instead, the
"Want to see my swimming pool?" he asked.
He was only half-joking. In a space that could fit the size of about two pickup trucks was an 8-foot hole in the ground filled with water. Hensley said that used to be the driveway that he just had placed with crusher run. All of the stones have been washed down the street.
Over the past few days, Hensley has discovered other belongings washed down the street, washed away in the Thursday night and Friday morning flooding, including two propane tanks and kayaks, one of which was discovered down the West Canada Creek at one of the launching sites.
Hensley, a high school security officer, said he and his wife Joyce "evacuated ourselves" Thursday night when the water started rising. He said within 20 minutes, the water came from the creek bed up onto their property and the street and was soon knee high.
Hensley pointed out Monday all the damage in just his backyard, including a camper that had been directly behind his house that is now located dozens of yards away.
"Until we start going through things, we don't have a clue what we lost," he said.
Hensley said it's been frustrating that some agencies haven't been able to assist them.
"It's like we're forgotten about," he said.
Several communities were hit hard by the weather event including
"Within minutes ... it was a rush ... You could see water coming through within minutes," said Kraszewski. "It was so chaotic. We had no notice at all. Nothing."
On Monday, the
Kraszewski said the
"They're cooking pulled pork and ziti. They're putting it outside for everyone who needs it," she said.
Shepardson said the school wasn't damaged in the storm and that it is "ready for students to return."
In
"Most of our back roads have some type of damage to them," a post on the district's Facebook page states. "All bus stops should be ready 20 minutes early. All bus routes will be leaving early to compensate for slower traveling speeds and construction delays."
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