City of Marble Falls updates latest on flood payout

Submitted by highlander1 on Tue, 05/12/2020 - 11:23am

By Connie Swinney
Staff Writer

Marble Falls City Council received an update May 5 regarding what FEMA and the Texas Municipal League have reimbursed for October 2018 flood damage and what remains to be assessed for eligibility.

City staff updated the council during a strategic retreat session, aimed at reviewing previous and setting new priorities for the municipality, following a regular city council meeting.

“Flood recovery is number one,” City Manager Mike Hodge said.

The municipality calculated more than $778,000 in damage from the flood event. …

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