Reported in the July 24 2008 Kalona News: ". . . councilman Herington said
he has had a lot of people express opposition to the flood insurance idea."

Benefits of Participating in National Flood Insurance Program

June 15 2010 TV Coverage of Flash Flooding, Evacuation in KALONA

From August 16 2010 KALONA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
To view entire Council meetings, go to the KalonaVideos YouTube channel

[L to R : Ken Herington,David Bentley,Mark Robe,
Steve Lafaurie,Karen Christner,Jerry Kauffman]
Erosion of F Place/KEY Estates Continues Without Action

1991 Study of Kalona Storm Drainage System
Figure 1. Topography Figure 2. Detention Ponds

It has been nearly a year since Leroy Nida addressed the Council on the problem of
erosion in the F Place/KEY Estates area due to increased flow in the WESTERN DITCH
in recent years, since the upstream development of Kreekside Subdivision. It was noted
that the 1991 study of the storm drainage system by the City Engineer was located.
Was that study considered when TIF-subsidized Kreekside was approved ?

FEMA Floodplain Map of F Place/KEY Estates area

From July 6 2010 KALONA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

[L to R : David Bentley,Steve Lafaurie,Mark Robe,Claudine Miller-Zahradnek,
Ken Herington,Ryan Schlabaugh,Jerry Kauffman,Karen Christner]
Ditch in *Mayor's Backyard* Gets City Attention

During the review of city bills, Councilor Herington notes a bill for $702 from Slabach
Construction for removal of trees and asks about it. The removal of trees was from
the drainage ditch/creek between 10th and 11th Streets, north of H Avenue -- behind
Kalona News publisher Ron Slechta's house on 10th and behind Mayor Jerry Kauffman's
house on 11th. That drainage ditch/creek is in the CENTER one of the THREE(3)
floodplains, mapped by FEMA, in Kalona. I hope the WESTERN DITCH (in Kalona's WEST
floodplain), which caused extensive flooding and the disruption of MANY Kalona
citizens on June 15 2010, receives appropriate and proportionate attention from
City officials, Mayor Kauffman and the Kalona News. [ UPDATE: On August 2nd, the
Council approved another bill, $700 from Bob's Tree Service, for work in the same area.]

FEMA Floodplain Map of City of Kalona

From June 21 2010 KALONA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

[L to R : Steve Lafaurie,Claudine Miller-Zahradnek,Mark Robe,Ken Herington,
Ryan Schlabaugh,Karen Christner,Jerry Kauffman]
Public Forum: Flood Insurance and Flooding in Kalona
FEMA Floodplain Map of City of Kalona

Development map from the Kalona Comprehensive Plan

Feb 8 2010 TV Segment on Iowa Flooding and Flood Insurance

From September 21 2009 KALONA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Claudine Miller-Zahradnek,Steve Lafaurie,Ken Herington,David Kempf,
David Bentley,Doug Morgan,Karen Christner,Jerry Kauffman
Public Forum: Erosion of F Place/KEY Estates
FEMA Floodplain Map of F Place/KEY Estates area

AUTUMN 2009 FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN KALONA


(From the November 5 2009 Kalona News)

From April 6 2009 KALONA CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Ken Herington,Claudine Miller-Zahradnek,Steve Lafaurie,
David Bentley,Karen Christner,Jerry Kauffman
Council Inaction on National Flood Insurance Program

So who has the ears of the Kalona City Council? LOCAL DEVELOPERS who fear
intelligent floodplain management ? Maybe it's LOCAL BANKS. Hills Bank
was fined nearly $44,000 in 2004 for violations of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act. At a max of $385 per violation, that's a lot of homes.

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