How Vermont Community Helped One Family Recover After Floods Took Everything December 5, 2024 By Lisa Rathke The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two...
New Jersey Using Buyouts and Barriers to Battle Flooding December 2, 2024 By Wayne Parry New Jersey is using a mix of buyouts and barriers to tackle flooding in two vulnerable locations. Officials this week...
Group Says FEMA’s Flood Home Buyouts Take Too Long September 19, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson For those who want to move out of a flood zone, the wait time for a home buyout can stretch...
Homeowners in South Carolina County Seek Buyout of Flooded Property February 21, 2017 More than two dozen Lexington County, S.C., residents are ready to sell their homes rather than repair the flood damage....
Kentucky Sewer District Approves $1M for Flood Buyouts June 26, 2015 The Louisville, Ky., Metropolitan Sewer District board has approved $1 million of a proposed $3 million settlement in an effort...
4 North New Jersey Towns to Share $2.9M in Flood Buyouts June 4, 2012 Millions of dollars in state funds are heading to North Jersey towns, providing a measure of relief to at least...
Mississippi County Approves 7 More Flooded Home Buyouts January 12, 2012 Jackson County supervisors have approved a payment of $500,949 to Island Winds Title Co. to close on seven homes. According...
Mississippi Homeowners Sign Up for Flood Buyouts October 7, 2011 Eighteen north Vicksburg homeowners who suffered damage from the Mississippi River flooding this spring have signed up for the city’s...
Texas Investigates Buyouts of Homes Damaged by Ike August 17, 2011 Disagreements among homeowners in an exclusive Galveston Island beach community have led to a fraud investigation involving a $25 million...