Zick urges those who suffered from the weather to document the damage and take plenty of photographs. After documentation, they are to contact either Rodney Harkleroad or Terry Cole of the Logan County Emergency Management.
“These are the two individuals who have been designated as the go-to people for this misfortune,” said Zick at Tuesday’s city council meeting.
The mayor defended his move to declare a state of emergency for Russellville saying, “You can’t get any money if you’re not standing in line.”
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced Monday an executive order, effective since May 1, declaring a state of emergency due to the severe storms and flooding that struck Kentucky last weekend.
Zick is hoping his city will qualify for FEMA aid depending on state and federal guidelines. He said Tuesday night that he was waiting for President Barack Obama to declare Kentucky a disaster like he had done for Tennessee but wasn’t sure when or if that would happen.
“It was fortunate that Russellville did not experience as severe a flooding problem as parts of Tennessee did; however, we did receive a large enough amount of rainfall to cause big problems.”
The flooding in Russellville didn’t last long as the waters receded by Monday afternoon but there was a good deal of damage left behind as those rains flooded numerous basements, crept in on businesses and covered bridges.
Mayor Zick told his council he was calling in the engineers to inspect all 15 bridges within the city limits. “We need to make sure there is no erosion underneath those bridges and need to make sure they are still safe,” said Zick.
Both Spa Lake and Lake Herndon were inspected as well after the rains this weekend. Lake Herndon didn’t experience much of a change but Spa Lake was a little different rising from the rain and spilling over the dam into the overflow.
“I am not sure if Kentucky will be included in the emergency aid but we need to make sure to be ready if those funds start trickling down,” said Zick.
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