1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:06,640 is WDE Walling. I'm the Faget County Emergency Management Director and we 2 00:00:04,799 --> 00:00:12,719 wanted to bring you all here tonight to help pass out information 3 00:00:09,120 --> 00:00:16,960 um where we're at, where we're going, uh and a little bit of where we've been. 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:21,359 So, I brought in some subject matter experts to help me uh do this. I'm not a 5 00:00:19,840 --> 00:00:26,480 public speaker. I'm an emergency management director and retired 6 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:30,880 firefighter. So, um, as we progress through, uh, if you guys have important 7 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:35,840 questions that you you are looking for answers, I hope that we can provide 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:41,360 them, uh, to you and we'll do that to the best of our ability. That's the 9 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:47,120 whole goal here. So, we've been in response mode for the last 7 days and 10 00:00:44,399 --> 00:00:53,039 now we're switching into recovery mode. Uh, the responses, the rescues, uh, 11 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:57,760 that's all over. Now, we're working to help get people's houses cleaned up, 12 00:00:55,039 --> 00:01:03,359 cleared up, uh get structures torn down if they're destroyed, you know, to the 13 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:07,680 point that they're not usable. Um so, the the people behind me can answer 14 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:13,760 certain questions. They may not have all the answers, but um what we're going to 15 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:18,159 do is make sure that if you have a question and we can't answer it, make 16 00:01:16,159 --> 00:01:22,880 sure you get with me and I'll make sure we get those uh answers um as quickly as 17 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:29,360 possible. Um so the title for this this town hall 18 00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:36,159 is recovery and long-term recovery, right? So, the one thing I want to share 19 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:42,320 with you, um, in in this flood event, we've tracked over 350 addresses, 20 00:01:40,320 --> 00:01:47,520 uh, throughout the county. That includes the city, 212. 21 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:53,840 I may be wrong. It may be 214 in the city. Um, but we've tracked those. Um, 22 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:57,280 and we're working to make sure that we help those those that were most 23 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:02,240 impacted. Today, uh, I checked my numbers again 24 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:09,759 and I've not received the new update from 211, but 182 people have signed up 25 00:02:07,119 --> 00:02:16,080 through 211. And that's the intake process for us to get your information 26 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:21,040 to be able to uh reach out. Once we have those teams established, someone will 27 00:02:18,319 --> 00:02:26,319 call th those people on the list and go through a lot of the things that that 28 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:33,599 we'll talk about tonight. Uh but just know that is in process. So the the good 29 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:38,480 thing is um as soon as uh we heard about this flooding, we did a early evacuation 30 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:43,280 so people could leave their homes at in the daylight. 31 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:47,920 Thanks to that early evacuation, there was no lives lost and no major 32 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:53,360 fatalities. So, our responders did a great job of getting people out of their 33 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:57,200 homes to safety um and getting those who have lost their homes to shelters. So, 34 00:02:55,519 --> 00:03:04,400 kudos to those guys. They did outstanding. They were rock stars. Um, 35 00:03:00,640 --> 00:03:09,200 so with that being said, if if you know friends or family that was affected by 36 00:03:06,319 --> 00:03:14,760 this storm and they've not got a hold of 211, make sure they call that 8662119966 37 00:03:15,519 --> 00:03:22,720 number. That's how they get into the system so that we can track them, make 38 00:03:20,239 --> 00:03:27,440 sure that we're reaching out uh as the days progress to help them with their 39 00:03:25,519 --> 00:03:32,000 immediate, short-term, and long-term needs. So, give me just a second. Okay. 40 00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:34,239 We'll get to questions here in a minute. Um, 41 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:37,840 » I have a comment on that though. >> Sure. 42 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:43,120 » They we called them. We answered all the questions 43 00:03:40,319 --> 00:03:46,879 » and then they disappeared. >> Sure. 44 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:51,040 » And we they wanted us to do it again. >> Your answers are disappearing. That may 45 00:03:48,799 --> 00:03:54,720 be a technical issue on their side, but I can reach out. I've not talked to 46 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:59,040 them. called back and the woman that we called back to talk to would not do the 47 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,120 questions again. >> Okay. 48 00:03:59,439 --> 00:04:05,680 » She told us to go online. >> Well, so my phone number's out there, my 49 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:10,159 email's out there. So, get a hold of me and I will help you through that process 50 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:13,439 in the days to come. Remember, I'm busy. Um, so 51 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:17,600 » give me some grace. >> This one woman's telling everybody just 52 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:22,240 to go online to a certain place. >> Okay. 53 00:04:19,199 --> 00:04:28,320 » Okay. So, um I ju I just talked to Jane behind me. She said that 211 did have 54 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:33,520 some technical issues. So, they they she talked to them and that's fixed now. So, 55 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:37,919 um please go back on there and do that again if you haven't. So, now I want to 56 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:42,560 kind of pass the mic around, let everybody introduce your themselves to 57 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:46,720 you so you know who who's here with me. Um which will help guide you your 58 00:04:44,479 --> 00:04:52,800 questions and things that we can give you uh for assistance. So, I'll start 59 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:57,520 over here. So, >> hi. Thank you for having me. Uh, my name 60 00:04:55,600 --> 00:05:02,320 is Lacy Foy and I'm from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security Recovery 61 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:04,400 section. >> We're just doing an introduction. 62 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:06,400 » We just do an introduction. >> Yeah, just introduction. 63 00:05:05,120 --> 00:05:11,120 » Okay, cool. >> I'm Jane Krady. I'm the coordinator of 64 00:05:09,039 --> 00:05:15,120 dis disaster response for Catholic Charities out of Indianapolis. Uh, 65 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:20,160 Catholic Charities Disaster Response. I'm also the chair of Indiana Boed, 66 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:23,120 which stands for voluntary organizations active in disaster, and that's the folks 67 00:05:21,840 --> 00:05:26,120 that'll help you get back in your houses. 68 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:40,880 » John Baker. I'm the incident commander for our operation here and uh in 69 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:45,120 Connorville. And I I am sorry. I'm sorry for your loss. 70 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:49,919 » Yeah. I'm team Rubicon. >> Yeah. 71 00:05:47,759 --> 00:05:55,039 » Good evening everybody. My name is Maria Rasio and I am with the American Red 72 00:05:52,400 --> 00:06:00,720 Cross. I am working right now as the zone coordinator. I am also with the 73 00:05:57,919 --> 00:06:06,000 Southeast Indiana chapter of which Fyet County is part. 74 00:06:03,840 --> 00:06:11,520 » Hi, I'm Malia Thompson and I'm the Indiana Flood Coordinator for the United 75 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:16,080 Cajun Navy. the last year. 76 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:22,240 » Hi, I'm Mrs. Kavanagh and I'm with the public health um health department and 77 00:06:19,199 --> 00:06:26,080 um I'm the public health nurse. >> And off to my right over here is Jason 78 00:06:24,319 --> 00:06:30,560 Mauch. He's part of my incident management team that I requested from 79 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:35,280 the state. The rest of that team has departed because their skills and 80 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:42,160 services are needed elsewhere u for other things and they weren't directly 81 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:47,360 uh doing the missions to rescue people, things like that. But I did need a log 82 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:53,680 section chief. So I asked uh the state to extend his deployment till Monday at 83 00:06:50,160 --> 00:07:00,560 noon um when he he'll be departing back for home and he definitely needs some 84 00:06:55,600 --> 00:07:04,720 rest. Again, we're very sorry that this happened. We couldn't prevent it, but 85 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:09,360 man, this is a tragedy for us. Nobody has seen this kind of disaster. Uh it's 86 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:14,000 a one of those hundred-year floods, right? Uh it's really hard to imagine. 87 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:20,479 And I've been around for a long time, so I've seen our city and our rivers flood 88 00:07:17,599 --> 00:07:28,880 over. There was nothing like this one. Um, so I uh a heartfelt uh goes out to 89 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:34,000 you. Uh, you know, I don't think words can even imagine the destruction and the 90 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:38,880 loss that we're facing, but we are working to make sure that you get some 91 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:45,919 resources. When you're dealing with government, it's never fast, right? So, 92 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:51,520 I ask everybody to be patient uh and and give us some grace to help. Um, we're 93 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:57,520 working round the clock. We I have not shut my EOC down until about 11 or 12:00 94 00:07:55,039 --> 00:08:01,199 at night. Um, and run home, get a couple hours sleep and right back in the 95 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:07,280 morning so I can help answer those calls. I've had my number open u to the 96 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:11,520 desk that sits right next to mine. If somebody's not answering it, it forwards 97 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:17,120 over to my cell phone and then I'll answer those calls. I've been in 98 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:23,120 countless meetings uh in the last 10 days uh about this, so I can't always 99 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:30,240 answer, but as soon as I can uh I will or someone will return your call. Um so 100 00:08:27,599 --> 00:08:34,959 I kind of want to let everybody uh the experts that are here talk about some of 101 00:08:32,399 --> 00:08:40,880 the areas that that they deal with as far as recovery. Um I brought handouts. 102 00:08:38,000 --> 00:08:45,519 They went really fast. If you didn't get them, um, please reach out to me. Make 103 00:08:43,680 --> 00:08:49,519 sure I have your contact information. We'll write everybody's name, email on 104 00:08:47,680 --> 00:08:55,279 the phone, and I'll send those out to you so that you have them. But they're 105 00:08:51,920 --> 00:09:01,519 they're emergency uh grant funds through state uh disaster relief fund as well as 106 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:06,720 how to reach out to the Red Cross and all these organizations that are helping 107 00:09:03,519 --> 00:09:12,320 us. So, with that, I'm going to let Lacy um Voy Talk from IDHHS Recovery. Those 108 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:18,080 guys are rock stars, but there's not a lot of them. Um so, they're working just 109 00:09:15,680 --> 00:09:21,560 as hard as everybody to get get help where it's needed. 110 00:09:25,920 --> 00:09:32,640 » Thank you. Well, thank you all for being here and we're very sorry for what's 111 00:09:30,560 --> 00:09:37,600 happening in your community right now. So, my goal today is to offer you um 112 00:09:35,760 --> 00:09:42,080 some information about what's happening at the state level and give you some 113 00:09:40,560 --> 00:09:49,120 resources um in addition to what you're receiving 114 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:56,800 um informationwise through 211. Uh so, currently we do have an emergency 115 00:09:53,360 --> 00:10:01,360 declaration from FEMA. However, this is very limited. It does not include any 116 00:09:59,680 --> 00:10:06,480 reimbursements um to any municipalities or individuals. 117 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:12,320 So essentially what this emergency declaration does is it opens up um 118 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:17,600 category B emergency protective measures. And what that is is lifesaving 119 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:23,519 and property protection measures. So anything that the state can't handle or 120 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:28,399 uh if we need additional resources, we can request that through this specific 121 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:35,357 type of declaration. A couple days ago, we did submit uh what's called a major 122 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:39,360 presidential federal declaration, and [clears throat] that includes assistance 123 00:10:37,360 --> 00:10:44,880 for individuals as well as municipalities to help recover. 124 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:51,360 These requests can take time to be approved. I I do know that our teams are 125 00:10:48,560 --> 00:10:56,800 doing absolutely everything they can um to answer any questions that are coming 126 00:10:53,839 --> 00:11:05,040 back regarding this declaration. Um, but we do want to know that uh that was 127 00:11:00,000 --> 00:11:10,720 submitted on August 20th. So, we were really fortunate to be able to submit it 128 00:11:07,519 --> 00:11:16,720 so quickly. Uh, usually declarations of this nature take anywhere from 30 to 60 129 00:11:13,680 --> 00:11:20,399 days to submit. So, it went very quickly. 130 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:24,399 Um, if you would like to read the presidential declaration, it can be 131 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:30,399 found on the Department of Homeland Security's resource hub. 132 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:36,240 That hub is also going to be a really good place to find out information on if 133 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:44,320 you need food, housing, or who to contact if you're having any issues um 134 00:11:39,839 --> 00:11:48,399 with insurance or anything like that. So, we did complete some joint 135 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:54,640 preliminary damage assessments in your area with FEMA. Um, you may have seen 136 00:11:51,279 --> 00:11:59,839 them uh driving around in a vehicle. These were expedited uh preliminary 137 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:05,920 damage assessments, so they happen very quickly. Uh we were very fortunate and 138 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:13,760 your community was wonderful and we were able to get those done very quickly. 139 00:12:10,079 --> 00:12:19,839 So for the state disaster relief fund, um IDHS has uh what's called the state 140 00:12:17,519 --> 00:12:25,600 disaster relief fund and applications are open. They can be found on the 141 00:12:22,079 --> 00:12:31,519 state's uh resource hub and we are currently accepting any and 142 00:12:29,680 --> 00:12:35,519 all applications. We will go through those and make sure 143 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:40,639 the eligibility guidelines are met and then we will process those as quickly as 144 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:44,560 we possibly can. We are getting thousands of applications so it may take 145 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:51,680 us a little bit of time but we will do our best to process those as quickly as 146 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:57,279 we possibly can. Um there is housing assistance available 147 00:12:55,040 --> 00:13:04,560 through Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. Uh, this is done 148 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:08,560 through Indiana 211. So, if you call 211 and you let them know that you need 149 00:13:06,079 --> 00:13:13,920 assistance for long or short-term housing, they will be able to uh put 150 00:13:11,519 --> 00:13:18,480 that in their report and connect the appropriate resource people um to reach 151 00:13:16,639 --> 00:13:26,920 out to you to be able to fill out information for hotel vouchers or um 152 00:13:22,320 --> 00:13:26,920 assistance with rental housing. 153 00:13:26,959 --> 00:13:38,560 Um, on August 17th, the Department of Insurance did um have a 60-day I am not 154 00:13:36,079 --> 00:13:44,320 good with this word. I'm very sorry, uh, moratorum on the cancellation of any 155 00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:48,720 insurance policies. Um, they did do that retroactively back to August 11th. So, 156 00:13:46,959 --> 00:13:53,040 if there's any issues, please make sure you get a hold of the Indiana Department 157 00:13:50,959 --> 00:13:59,600 of Insurance. Um, and then the final thing that I 158 00:13:56,959 --> 00:14:04,560 would like to share with you, um, is it's so important to call 211 and let 159 00:14:02,079 --> 00:14:10,399 them know of your damages or any resources that you might need. They're 160 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:16,800 able to connect you to food, housing, crisis counseling, any of those things. 161 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:23,120 So, um, 211 is a very, very important resource and any, uh, questions or needs 162 00:14:21,199 --> 00:14:28,399 that you might have regarding the declaration or resources that the state 163 00:14:25,839 --> 00:14:34,959 is able to provide, we will communicate all of that information through the EMA 164 00:14:31,600 --> 00:14:39,199 office. Um, so Wade has my cell phone number, so if he has questions, he can 165 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:45,600 call. um and we'll try to get information to him in a timely manner 166 00:14:42,399 --> 00:14:52,000 and as quickly as we possibly can. So, thank you so much for having me tonight 167 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:56,160 and uh we will be here to support in any way that we can. Thank you. 168 00:14:54,800 --> 00:15:00,000 » Thank you. >> You have questions at the end. 169 00:14:57,839 --> 00:15:04,079 » We'll do it at the end here. So yeah, if if we can so you guys have time to think 170 00:15:02,399 --> 00:15:08,320 about your questions, stuff, let's hold them until everybody gets a chance to 171 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:12,079 speak and then we'll do a kind of a round table and let you come up to the 172 00:15:09,920 --> 00:15:16,720 mic here. It should be turned on. I can see the green lights. So just come up 173 00:15:14,079 --> 00:15:22,639 here so we can hear you really well uh and answer the questions that we can at 174 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:27,600 this time. Um, next I'm going to let team Rubicon uh introduce themselves 175 00:15:25,199 --> 00:15:34,240 again and tell tell you all uh a little bit about what they've been doing. 176 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:44,000 As I said, my name is John Baker and I'm uh the commander for the uh effort here 177 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:52,320 in uh here in Connorville. We have six efforts ongoing. Uh three in Indiana 178 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:59,839 and and two in Ohio. And our volunteers are are are working floods and working 179 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:05,519 um tree damage that especially tree damage in the Maraveville area. And then 180 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:16,000 uh we are working also to flood issues in the Ohio Valley. Um our our we're a 181 00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:26,560 veteranled all volunteer force. Um we're uh and we are we do u muck uh clear muck 182 00:16:22,079 --> 00:16:33,120 clear out and uh we do uh we do tree uh we do some tree work. Um we and we're 183 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:39,360 from all over the country. I'm from uh I'm from Illinois. We've got folks here 184 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:47,839 from uh Maryland and Virginia and down in Alabama and and Texas. So, uh we 185 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:56,959 we're coming from all over to uh to to help. We're um 186 00:16:52,480 --> 00:17:02,160 we see this a lot. Um and and it's it it's it's heartbreaking to see and and 187 00:17:00,079 --> 00:17:11,760 we we stand with you and and anything that 188 00:17:06,319 --> 00:17:18,720 we can do to to uh to um we do uh muckouts. We do uh cleaning 189 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:22,959 of the the removal of the floors and taking 190 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:28,799 everything out to the curb. Well, hey, all your appliances out and whatever 191 00:17:24,959 --> 00:17:36,480 whatever needs to be done, but uh I I like I said, I I I I can't imagine and I 192 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:44,720 can't imagine your loss and and I feel I feel your pain. Um but if you want uh 193 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:51,679 we're available, 211 will get to us. Um and we also have a phone number that uh 194 00:17:47,120 --> 00:17:58,600 that I can give you if if need be. Um the phone number I have for for us 195 00:17:54,640 --> 00:17:58,600 directly is 196 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:07,400 not here is right. Come on. Where is it? 197 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:20,200 You think I'd be ready for this chat. 198 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:27,799 I get to the number. 199 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:35,480 Okay. Stage right. Um 200 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:47,160 the the number to get us directly is 4695859054. 201 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:56,080 We're scheduled to be here um at least till the end of the month, but if 202 00:18:53,600 --> 00:19:01,919 there's more work to be done, we'll stay we'll we'll stand by you and and work 203 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:07,360 work till the till the work is done. We're looking at Connorsville. Uh there 204 00:19:05,039 --> 00:19:11,919 are some homes in Laurel that that need to be taken care of and and uh we'll be 205 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:17,200 working that as well. >> Can you repeat the number? 206 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:20,200 » Sure. Um 469 4695859054. 207 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:35,280 Thank you. >> Thank you, John. Um, next I'm going to 208 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:40,000 let Malia Thompson uh talk to you. She's been a rock star throughout this thing. 209 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:44,400 She's managed all the coordination with the volunteers. She's also helped with 210 00:19:42,160 --> 00:19:48,640 bring heavy equipment in, things like that. And I'll kind of let her give you 211 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:53,039 an idea of of what they've been doing. So, 212 00:19:50,559 --> 00:19:57,200 » hey guys, I'm Malia. Um, I hate public talking, just so you guys know. Um, I'm 213 00:19:55,440 --> 00:20:00,000 kind of here with the same concept team Rubicon has. We're here for the same 214 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:04,880 concept, and it's to help any of you guys. any way we can. Um I'm just going 215 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:09,440 to go over some like statistics that we have so far that we've able to bring 216 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:14,320 into the community. Um so far we've had 109 pallets of supplies provided. Um 217 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:18,960 we've had just under 1,400 volunteers that have been coordinated. Um we've 218 00:20:16,240 --> 00:20:22,799 done muckout operations, debris removal. Um we have done 500 meals that have been 219 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:28,559 coordinated through Golden Corral and Cracker Barrel. Um, just today I had 45 220 00:20:26,480 --> 00:20:34,000 heavy equipment operators in town with 10 skid steers, six excavators, six dump 221 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:37,360 trucks, and seven dump trailers. Um, and I would not be able to do any of this 222 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:43,259 without our incident commander. He's hiding over here, but that's Josh Gills. 223 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,259 Um, [applause] 224 00:20:45,360 --> 00:20:50,240 so to everybody who's donated, volunteered, and done anything, I 225 00:20:48,559 --> 00:20:53,280 appreciate every single one of you. um every business that's donated and 226 00:20:51,520 --> 00:20:57,679 anybody who's called to ask for anything. Um anybody who still needs 227 00:20:55,360 --> 00:21:00,480 anything, don't hesitate to reach out. Um my phone number you can find it 228 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:05,080 anywhere I think at this point in the county. Um but it is 765470914 229 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:12,559 and anything anybody needs just text me. Um I prefer texting because my phone 230 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:15,840 doesn't stop ringing. Um and I will try to get that to you guys as quickly as 231 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:19,679 possible and I'm grateful to be here and I hope I can help any way that I can. 232 00:21:18,159 --> 00:21:23,320 What was your phone number again? >> Yeah, it's 765470914. 233 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:30,799 » How long have you got to be here? >> As long as I'm needed the way that I 234 00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:35,039 understand. Um, so I mean I'm a local. I'm actually just from Richmond. So, um, 235 00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:38,840 anything that I can do, just let me know and I'll try to be here. 236 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:49,039 » Thank you, Malia. So, um, I had the pleasure of meeting Josh Gil from the 237 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:53,039 United Cajun Navy. He sat down with me last night and he said, "Whatever you 238 00:21:50,799 --> 00:21:57,200 guys need, whenever you guys need it, reach out and that they would fully 239 00:21:54,880 --> 00:22:01,919 support what we're doing here to help you." Um, so, thank you very much, Josh. 240 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:06,880 It's amazing the help you guys have brought to our community. So, next I'd 241 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:12,400 like to introduce uh Red Cross here and let them talk a little bit about what 242 00:22:09,200 --> 00:22:16,799 they can do to help you and um we'll go from there. After that, we'll talk with 243 00:22:14,159 --> 00:22:22,919 the health department and then to the famous Jane Krady uh for the Indiana 244 00:22:19,919 --> 00:22:22,919 VADS. 245 00:22:23,360 --> 00:22:30,159 » Hi, good evening everybody again. My name is Maria Karasio and I'm with the 246 00:22:27,200 --> 00:22:35,760 American Red Cross and uh I will tell you this much. I live in Bloomington and 247 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:42,400 I cover all of southern Indiana. I drive around here all the time and um it hurts 248 00:22:39,360 --> 00:22:48,559 my heart to see roads that I know that I don't recognize. So, I'm here with you. 249 00:22:45,919 --> 00:22:54,240 Um and the Red Cross is here with you. Right now, our mission is concentrating 250 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:59,440 on making sure that everybody that needs a place to stay has a place to stay. We 251 00:22:57,120 --> 00:23:04,880 have several people from this county in one of our shelters at the Wayne County 252 00:23:01,919 --> 00:23:10,640 Fairgrounds. Uh anybody who needs a place to stay, we have uh three shelters 253 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:16,240 uh soon to be four that we are running in southern Indiana. One in Wayne County 254 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:21,760 at the fairgrounds, another one at the Laurel Community Center in Franklin. Uh 255 00:23:18,799 --> 00:23:27,440 we have another one at the Community of Hope United Methodist Church in 256 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:33,039 Richmond. and we are uh getting ready to take over another shelter that's already 257 00:23:29,919 --> 00:23:38,240 open in Dearborn County. Uh the other thing that we're doing right now is that 258 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:43,760 we are making sure that we have several um a lot of cleaning supplies with us 259 00:23:41,039 --> 00:23:49,600 and we actually have a a mission going on right now at the Expo Hall uh here in 260 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:54,000 Connorsville where we're providing cleanup supplies for people. We've been 261 00:23:52,080 --> 00:24:00,400 there all day and we will continue to support that mission as long as you guys 262 00:23:56,159 --> 00:24:04,320 need it. Um, we're also uh out in the community doing damage assessment and we 263 00:24:03,120 --> 00:24:09,679 just want to make sure that we understand that data. We only look at 264 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:14,880 houses. We don't look at private at at uh commercial buildings, only houses. 265 00:24:12,240 --> 00:24:20,640 And we'll be sharing that data with 211. We have really good sharing agreements 266 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:26,159 with a lot of other nonprofits. Um, as you find that you have needs that you 267 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:33,480 think maybe the Red Cross um can help you cover, please give us a call. It's 1 268 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:33,480 800 Redc Cross or 1 800733-2767 269 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:43,000 and we're answering that number 24 hours a day. And again, that's 1-8007332767. 270 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:56,559 Thank you very much. So, next this is Missy Kavanagh. She's from our health 271 00:24:52,480 --> 00:25:02,080 department. Um, so they've also been amazing kicking in and helping getting 272 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:06,000 mobile uh health units in into the areas that needed them. Uh, making sure people 273 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:09,200 have vaccines, things like that. But I'll let her discuss that. She's smarter 274 00:25:08,559 --> 00:25:11,600 than I am. >> You're telling everything that I was 275 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:15,919 going to talk about. >> Um, again, I'm Missy Kavanagh. I'm with 276 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:20,799 the FA County Health Department and I'm your friendly public health nurse. Um so 277 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:25,520 I wanted to let you guys know that we're giving out um for free tetanus vaccines. 278 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:29,039 So there's, you know, no charge, no insurance um billing or anything like 279 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:32,960 that. We just ask that you come in and fill out a demographic of your basic 280 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:36,799 information. And um with that information, we'll upload it in the 281 00:25:34,559 --> 00:25:40,320 state um immunization records. That way it'll reflect on your medical record if 282 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:45,200 anybody needs to look at your immunizations. 283 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:53,679 So, um also, uh we uh we're offering some protective um gear like if you need 284 00:25:48,799 --> 00:25:57,279 any any gloves or any N95 mask or um what else? We have like um even like 285 00:25:55,679 --> 00:26:00,960 wound care and stuff like that. We will do the basic wound care if you want to 286 00:25:58,799 --> 00:26:04,559 come into the health department if you you know, you know, got a cut or 287 00:26:03,360 --> 00:26:08,320 something like that. But, you know, naturally, if it's more severe, you need 288 00:26:06,159 --> 00:26:14,240 to go to a higher level, you know, with our local hospital or or your provider. 289 00:26:11,440 --> 00:26:18,320 So, um, also I just wanted to, um, you know, just kind of go over like, and 290 00:26:16,559 --> 00:26:23,279 which I'm sure you all know, like if you are trying to salvage anything 291 00:26:21,120 --> 00:26:27,760 food wise, it's just not recommended. You know, even if it's in a can and 292 00:26:25,039 --> 00:26:32,320 things like that that you can wash it with soapy water and then cleanse it 293 00:26:29,919 --> 00:26:36,559 with some sort of a chlorine or a um, bleaching solution. 294 00:26:34,559 --> 00:26:44,559 Honestly, I would just dispose of it. Even even like your um jars and um like 295 00:26:42,159 --> 00:26:48,720 pop pot bottles and stuff like that, that bacteria can still get in the 296 00:26:46,159 --> 00:26:51,600 crevices of the design on the on the bottle and stuff. So, it's just really 297 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:56,000 recommended just to get rid of all the food. I mean, it's not worth the chance 298 00:26:53,520 --> 00:27:00,480 of, you know, getting getting the contamination. 299 00:26:57,679 --> 00:27:05,200 Um and then you know if you need any resources healthwise um just get a hold 300 00:27:03,120 --> 00:27:10,960 of us and let us know what you need. Um like Wade said that we partnered up with 301 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:14,640 Reed and um a couple uh Rush Memorial they sent over their unit their mobile 302 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:21,200 unit to help with the vaccines and things like that. But um as far as like 303 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:24,000 um we had uh partnered with Reed in which they were over at Baptist Temple. 304 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:28,159 I'm not sure if they're going to be over there again this week. Um, but we will 305 00:27:26,799 --> 00:27:32,400 know that if you want to give us a call down at the office on Monday. Um, and 306 00:27:30,880 --> 00:27:38,080 they're giving also they're giving tetanus vaccines too and and basic wound 307 00:27:35,279 --> 00:27:42,559 care. Um, also we've partnered up with Meridian and Centerstone um for mental 308 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:45,919 health. If you have any mental health crisis and stuff, please reach out to 309 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:49,919 them and they can provide you with counseling and some guidance. Um, also 310 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:53,679 there we I don't know if you guys are aware of but we do have a free clinic 311 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:57,919 here in town. It's called the clinic and it's associated with a higher praise 312 00:27:55,520 --> 00:28:04,640 worship center and they are located over by um industrial park area on Illino 313 00:28:01,039 --> 00:28:09,279 Illinois Avenue. Um they actually sit behind the old EMT unit over there by 314 00:28:07,120 --> 00:28:13,840 Industrial Park, but they have a free clinic over there and if you need any 315 00:28:11,360 --> 00:28:19,600 type of health care or any any connection um it's low cost or free of 316 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:25,760 charge. So it's it's well worth checking into since everybody has their limited 317 00:28:22,559 --> 00:28:30,320 resources now. Um um now and then on the water testing I 318 00:28:28,799 --> 00:28:36,000 don't know a lot of details about that but we are offering a lowcost water uh 319 00:28:32,880 --> 00:28:40,240 private well testing. Um it'd be your best bet to call the office to get more 320 00:28:38,159 --> 00:28:46,240 details on it. We did post something on Facebook about what you need to do. Um, 321 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:50,080 but I believe also the state um, health department, Indiana Department of 322 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:54,159 Health. Um, I think their environmental divi division is going to do free water 323 00:28:52,320 --> 00:29:00,000 testing, but that's a little bit more of a process because, um, in order to send 324 00:28:58,320 --> 00:29:05,360 it off, either you're going to have to mail it off at your cost or you can 325 00:29:02,159 --> 00:29:13,279 drive it up to, I believe, um, Wayne County Health Department because they 326 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:16,399 are a courier pickup hub. So, um just call the office and we have all that 327 00:29:14,799 --> 00:29:21,440 mapped out and detailed in some literature for you. But if you want to 328 00:29:18,559 --> 00:29:26,559 come to our office, we do um the HML um we work with HML laboratories and they 329 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:33,039 just have they have a low cost of $10. So, we can send that out. And like I 330 00:29:29,039 --> 00:29:36,480 said, to get more details, I'm I'm not an expert in that area, but um just 331 00:29:35,039 --> 00:29:41,600 reach out at the office and we have the process of what you need to do to send 332 00:29:38,159 --> 00:29:46,320 off that testing. Um, and I think that's about all I've got to 333 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:50,720 say. So, if you need any any resources, if I don't if I don't know it offhand, I 334 00:29:48,559 --> 00:29:54,720 will dig in and try to find it for you. Um, we're located at the courthouse on 335 00:29:52,559 --> 00:29:57,720 the lower level and our number is 765825413. 336 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:07,360 » Thank you, Miss Bessie. Uh, so one other thing I I I want to let everybody know 337 00:30:05,039 --> 00:30:10,960 and then we'll get into answer trying to answer some of your or actually let Jane 338 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:16,399 speak and then get into answering your questions is um I know not everybody 339 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:22,320 follows Facebook which is why we printed some of these flyers. Um, 340 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:27,520 if you can at all get a friend or family member, I post all the information that 341 00:30:24,799 --> 00:30:34,559 I'm receiving from the state, from Red Cross, from these other uh agencies to 342 00:30:30,880 --> 00:30:39,039 push messages out to you. Uh, I I tell you, the Faget County Commissioners have 343 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:44,880 pulled out all the stops. They're supporting our recovery efforts 100%. 344 00:30:42,320 --> 00:30:49,760 Uh, I couldn't be happier. Uh, if I just say, "Hey, I need napkins here." they 345 00:30:47,279 --> 00:30:54,799 would make it happen. Um, and you don't often see that, but this this disaster 346 00:30:52,480 --> 00:31:02,159 has really brought out the best in most people. Um, and and they have stood 347 00:30:58,799 --> 00:31:08,559 behind us and and made those decisions to to allow me to do the best that I 348 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:14,399 could do for you. Um, and it's not always perfect, but we do try. Um, so I 349 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:19,840 do want to uh give kudos to them because I this between them and the county 350 00:31:17,120 --> 00:31:25,600 council, I've not seen more coordinated uh support behind any effort. Um, and 351 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:29,840 they do their best, right? But they have pulled out all the red tape. They've 352 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:35,039 made things streamlined so I can request the resources we need. Um, so I do want 353 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:39,679 you guys to know, check my Facebook page, have family and friends give you 354 00:31:37,279 --> 00:31:44,880 information. I tried to make it easy with the state disaster relief fund by 355 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:49,840 having a QR code you can scan and that takes you directly to the application. I 356 00:31:47,519 --> 00:31:56,159 will push out information just as soon as I have it u about other other 357 00:31:52,720 --> 00:32:04,200 programs things like that. But um let's let Jane talk about the recovery. 358 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:04,200 » Thank you sir. 359 00:32:05,919 --> 00:32:14,720 » Hi everybody. Um, as I said before, my name is JaneRy. C R A D Y, uh, claim 360 00:32:12,159 --> 00:32:19,120 Jane works. I'm with Catholic Charities Disaster Response, but I'm also the 361 00:32:16,559 --> 00:32:24,320 chair of Indiana VAD. And again, that stands for voluntary organizations 362 00:32:21,279 --> 00:32:30,320 active in disaster. The groups that you see behind me are members of Indiana 363 00:32:26,559 --> 00:32:35,840 VOAD and National VOAD. And there's over a hundred different organizations and 364 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:40,399 more hundreds more partners that work with us. Um, as the gentleman from Cage 365 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:45,840 Navy said, there are people here from all over the state. Um, we've got people 366 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:50,799 from uh Pennsylvania and Missouri and Louisiana and Michigan and Wisconsin and 367 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:56,240 and there's just everybody people are clamoring to come in to help you. Okay. 368 00:32:53,919 --> 00:33:02,080 We have a national VOAD uh call that I'll be having again on Monday to ask 369 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:06,559 for more help if and to put them where where you need help the most. Okay. 370 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:10,880 Right now you've got two great groups in here doing what needs to be done. So 371 00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:14,960 what I'd like to talk to you about is where do we go from here? Okay. I'm 372 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:18,559 going to ask you a couple quick questions. How many of you are 373 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:22,159 homeowners? Quite a few of you. How many are 374 00:33:19,919 --> 00:33:28,000 renters? Okay. A few. Okay. So, that's good to 375 00:33:25,440 --> 00:33:32,399 know. And as you were told before, there is rental insurance, not only for the 376 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:37,360 renters, but for any of you. Um, there's rental help. Uh, and they're putting 377 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:42,080 together a program where they can, uh, Homeland and not Homeland Security. I 378 00:33:39,279 --> 00:33:46,720 always get these these Indiana Housing and Community 379 00:33:44,559 --> 00:33:52,320 Development Agency. They're putting together a program where they can pay 380 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:56,320 the first month's rent and the deposit for you. Okay? It's not completely in 381 00:33:54,480 --> 00:34:01,440 place yet, but they're working on it. So, that'll give you some uh time and it 382 00:33:59,120 --> 00:34:05,600 could be up to each case may be different, but it could be up to maybe 6 383 00:34:03,200 --> 00:34:09,200 months worth. Okay? Which will give you time to start getting your house 384 00:34:07,279 --> 00:34:18,320 repaired or making decisions what you need to do. There's also that um hotel 385 00:34:14,159 --> 00:34:22,560 vouchers as he said, call 211 and just mark the thing and tell them that you 386 00:34:20,079 --> 00:34:27,919 need housing. If you've already done that, you will be getting a call from 387 00:34:24,639 --> 00:34:34,000 somebody uh at the at that level within the next week or so to get you the 388 00:34:30,320 --> 00:34:38,159 vouchers for the hotels. Okay. Any questions on that part right there? 389 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:41,440 I know it's not time to include questions yet, but you're asking. 390 00:34:40,639 --> 00:34:45,520 » I'm sorry. >> I do since you're asking and I bet you a 391 00:34:43,679 --> 00:34:49,280 lot of people been through this, >> right? 392 00:34:45,919 --> 00:34:55,679 » Call 211. They do have somebody call you or email you. But as you notice when you 393 00:34:52,480 --> 00:35:01,760 do get that information and get that say motel, hotel or the rent, they want an 394 00:34:59,119 --> 00:35:04,880 ID. There are some elderly people that lost everything. 395 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:09,680 » Oh, we can we can work with that. Okay. >> We need that. 396 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:12,880 » They will work with that. Okay, >> gotcha. I hear I don't know if everybody 397 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:17,440 heard that, but there's people who need help just to fill out forms and and to 398 00:35:15,119 --> 00:35:22,160 find their IDs and that and we can work with that, too. The next step that's 399 00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:27,680 going to happen here is we are in the process uh of setting up what's called 400 00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:33,359 the long-term recovery committee, okay? Or group. And that is people from your 401 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:38,640 community that were not flooded that are going to start working to get you either 402 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:43,200 back into your homes or relocated or if we run out of resources that's that. But 403 00:35:41,040 --> 00:35:48,400 but to get you back in your homes or relocated. We will work with the 404 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:52,240 underinsured and the I think I just pulled this thing apart and the 405 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:57,200 batteries are going to fall out. Um we'll work with the underinsured and 406 00:35:54,640 --> 00:36:00,480 the uninsured. Uh because obviously if you had flood How many of you had flood 407 00:35:58,720 --> 00:36:07,000 insurance? Oh, that's a good number of you. Thank 408 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:07,000 you. Glad to hear that. Um 409 00:36:07,359 --> 00:36:13,839 so we will be working with the underinsured and the uninsured to help 410 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:18,880 find the resources to get you either back into your home or relocated. Okay. 411 00:36:16,160 --> 00:36:23,440 And what that consists of is several committees. We'll have a construction 412 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:28,240 committee and a volunteer committee who will bring in not the volunteers, maybe 413 00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:33,520 some of the same groups cuz these people behind us do the the rebuilds too and 414 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:38,960 the the repairs on the homes, but we will bring in qualified, trained 415 00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:43,440 construction people to help make repairs to your home. We'll help find the 416 00:36:40,960 --> 00:36:48,960 materials to do that. We also have emotional and spiritual teams. Okay? So 417 00:36:46,800 --> 00:36:55,119 if you have anybody whether you marked it on 211 or not um you know we we'll we 418 00:36:52,560 --> 00:37:01,119 can hook you up with that and I understand um there'll be um finally an 419 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:06,160 unmet needs table where we we will bring your cases to the table to get resources 420 00:37:04,640 --> 00:37:10,560 for anything we haven't already accomplished getting your house repaired 421 00:37:07,920 --> 00:37:16,960 or whatever. But the main thing is is we will have disaster case managers. Those 422 00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:23,200 case managers will be trained in how to uh help you in disaster emergencies like 423 00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:27,839 we have right now. I do the training of those people and we will be doing that 424 00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:33,760 very quickly. So, I'm hoping within the next couple of weeks we'll have that 425 00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:37,920 done and you will be contacted by a case manager or you will be given a phone 426 00:37:36,160 --> 00:37:42,720 number to leave your information so the case manager can make contact with you. 427 00:37:41,119 --> 00:37:47,359 Unfortunately, there's always a lot of paperwork. You know, we've got to answer 428 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:53,359 all the questions. But please understand that in order to get grants to help you, 429 00:37:51,359 --> 00:37:57,440 okay, we have to answer to the people that are giving us the money. Therefore, 430 00:37:54,960 --> 00:38:01,520 we have to have a lot of paperwork. But the case manager will hold your hand and 431 00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:05,200 and they'll be helping you do all that kind of paperwork, too. these people. 432 00:38:03,599 --> 00:38:10,160 You'll have one case manager per household and that one case manager will 433 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:15,359 hold your hand until you're either back in your house or relocated again. Okay? 434 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:20,160 So, don't despair. There are there is help on the way for all of this. And um 435 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:24,720 yeah, it should be happening pretty soon. You'll get a case manager and the 436 00:38:22,079 --> 00:38:32,800 ball will start to roll. Okay? You'll see there's also legal aid. Uh we have 437 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:38,079 some situations in all disasters where maybe uh somebody's buying their house 438 00:38:34,640 --> 00:38:42,320 on contract and so you've got the owner that's the seller and the buyer 439 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:48,800 basically and the fine print in all that can be kind of interesting. Um insurance 440 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:54,480 policies are always kind of difficult to understand and so our people the case 441 00:38:51,839 --> 00:39:00,400 manager will help you through that to help find the resources. Okay. 442 00:38:57,839 --> 00:39:06,119 And so I'll turn this back over to to Wade, uh, I guess for questions and 443 00:39:03,119 --> 00:39:06,119 answers. 444 00:39:06,240 --> 00:39:15,119 » Thank you, Jay. So, uh, we want to do a few minutes here to 445 00:39:12,960 --> 00:39:21,680 answer some questions that we can answer for you. Um, is this thing working? Um 446 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:26,400 but um if if you would so we can hear you and and we're not straining, please 447 00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:31,839 come up to the microphone, ask your question, kind of do it orderly. Um 448 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:38,720 we're going to try to uh provide you those answers. Um 449 00:39:35,280 --> 00:39:42,160 so let's start with whoever would like to 450 00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:45,359 come on. I just had a question. 451 00:39:43,599 --> 00:39:49,040 » Um, can I get some of that paperwork or you'd like a lady who 452 00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:51,200 » I'm sorry I couldn't hear you. >> Can I just get the paperwork that they 453 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:55,839 have? >> Yeah, right here. Yeah, that's my only 454 00:39:53,920 --> 00:40:00,160 question. >> Good thing I'm loud enough so I don't 455 00:39:57,119 --> 00:40:04,320 really need the mic. Um, isn't there a virtual like or not virtual but like an 456 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:07,920 online application too for 211? Yes. >> So you Okay. I just want to know is 457 00:40:06,160 --> 00:40:14,160 there a way to figure out to make sure that that does get submit? like do you 458 00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:16,160 get like a like a um confirmation back or anything like that or how does that 459 00:40:15,440 --> 00:40:22,640 work? >> Yeah. So, if you go to indian211.org 460 00:40:20,640 --> 00:40:28,320 that will take you to the disaster response page or the intake uh area. 461 00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:33,599 Read through that page. It will I believe it's down at the lower end of 462 00:40:30,079 --> 00:40:38,960 it. Um but there is an intake form. You click on it and open it up. you can. 463 00:40:35,839 --> 00:40:43,280 It's actually faster than using the 211 telephone number. Um, you will get a 464 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:49,280 response saying your form's been received. Um, and every I believe right 465 00:40:47,119 --> 00:40:54,720 now it's set up for every two days. I get an Excel spreadsheet with that. Um, 466 00:40:52,320 --> 00:41:01,280 which is the 182 names that I seen today. I'm expecting the the new one 467 00:40:57,520 --> 00:41:05,599 tomorrow. Um, so you know the the names list should have have grown on that if 468 00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:08,880 people are going to that website or calling 211. 469 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:12,240 » Okay. And then I also have seen like the grants and stuff that's like the 5,000. 470 00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:15,839 I' Well, we've seen so many different things. There's 25,000. Is that per 471 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:19,960 person, per family? How does that work? Does anyone know the answer to that? 472 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:29,680 » So that's per household. Okay. Uh we have had a lot of duplicate applications 473 00:41:26,240 --> 00:41:35,599 um for each member of the household. Uh but it is only available 474 00:41:33,200 --> 00:41:40,160 uh per household right now. >> Oh, perfect. 475 00:41:37,599 --> 00:41:42,240 » Is there a confirmation on that 5,000 after you filled it out? 476 00:41:41,359 --> 00:41:45,040 » Yeah. >> She just said something else. 477 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:50,720 » I'm sorry. I didn't hear. >> Is there a confirmation on the 5,000 478 00:41:47,040 --> 00:41:56,720 once you fill that out? Oh. Um, so we did have a a confirmation uh that 479 00:41:54,960 --> 00:42:02,160 when you filled it out, it would send you um an email afterwards saying thank 480 00:41:59,839 --> 00:42:07,280 you for your submission. We did have to turn that off because unfortunately 481 00:42:05,119 --> 00:42:13,040 there were so many applications happening at one time. So people were 482 00:42:10,560 --> 00:42:22,359 getting other people's information in the uh reply email. Um, 483 00:42:17,280 --> 00:42:22,359 we had to turn that off unfortunately. 484 00:42:23,040 --> 00:42:31,200 » Yeah, we crashed the system. Um, and just so you know, okay, on the 211 485 00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:36,319 confirmation, they did have a glitch and even though you filled it out, you hit 486 00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:39,760 submit, it did go through, but you may not have gotten that confirmation 487 00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:43,640 number. Okay? But don't worry about it. That's what they told me yesterday. 488 00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:51,920 » All right. Go ahead. Okay. So, I'm here for myself, too, but I'm also here for 489 00:42:49,200 --> 00:42:54,880 some other people since I also walked my neighborhood to If you don't know your 490 00:42:53,520 --> 00:42:58,800 neighbor, you know them now. >> I'll tell you that. [clears throat] 491 00:42:56,640 --> 00:43:03,920 » Um, so a couple of things that some of my surrounding people are wanting to 492 00:43:00,319 --> 00:43:09,119 know, is there a timeline on the Expo and Baptist Temple items that you can go 493 00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:12,800 get? Is there a deadline for that? Like, is it going to I mean, obviously, are 494 00:43:10,560 --> 00:43:15,680 you going to do it till it runs out or what is there a timeline? They all worry 495 00:43:14,560 --> 00:43:16,640 they can't that some of them don't have vehicles, 496 00:43:16,319 --> 00:43:20,240 » right, >> or a ride, so they worry about that. So, 497 00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:21,440 I'm just up here kind of with a list of stuff here. 498 00:43:20,640 --> 00:43:27,839 » Sure. >> Um and then there was a social media um 499 00:43:25,839 --> 00:43:30,640 post about if you want to send information to Bill McDaniel. 500 00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:37,839 » Mhm. >> Um in regards to the 211 being glitchy. 501 00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:40,800 » So, if they sent that already, would that be something that Mr. Mr. McDaniel 502 00:43:39,520 --> 00:43:43,520 was going to take care of like it like the post had said or what's that going 503 00:43:42,560 --> 00:43:47,599 to be about? >> Sure. So, you stay there so I can 504 00:43:45,920 --> 00:43:50,160 backtrack on your your other questions. So, Bill is actually here with us 505 00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:54,800 tonight. >> Um he he's got a folder that's that big 506 00:43:52,880 --> 00:43:59,440 and I believe he's been going house to house too talking to people. He is 507 00:43:57,040 --> 00:44:04,319 collecting the data that we need. So, please work with him. Um, but you're 508 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:07,760 going to meet a lot of people from a lot of different organizations and they it 509 00:44:06,240 --> 00:44:12,640 seems like they all need the same information, right? Um, but that's to 510 00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:19,359 help you to get you resources as quickly as possible. So, uh, bear with us as we 511 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:25,680 get these damage assessments in and done. Uh, we have a long haul. Uh, I I 512 00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:31,839 don't foresee all of this being wrapped up in two years. Um it's that takes that 513 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:35,599 long to get all the data, all that uh everything done uh get all the special 514 00:44:34,319 --> 00:44:42,480 teams. We're going to be working on this for a while. Um so uh we are trying to 515 00:44:39,920 --> 00:44:47,359 move as quickly as possible to get this done. Most of those damage assessment 516 00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:50,640 things are done outside of a few organizations like the Red Cross. They 517 00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:56,400 were on the boot boots on the ground yesterday and today uh doing that. Um, 518 00:44:53,920 --> 00:45:03,440 but we're quickly moving into that long-term recovery phase. Um, where Jane 519 00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:07,920 and the steering committee for that u long-term recovery group will will be 520 00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:14,560 moving really uh quickly here in the next couple weeks. Um, so uh I hope that 521 00:45:11,920 --> 00:45:20,160 answers that question for you to go back to the distribution points. So I have 522 00:45:17,520 --> 00:45:26,000 spoken with the fair board on this and they are planning on keep continuing 523 00:45:22,079 --> 00:45:32,560 their operations for two more weeks. Um and uh as far as I know there is no uh 524 00:45:30,720 --> 00:45:37,040 time that the Baptist temple distribution uh point will close down. 525 00:45:35,280 --> 00:45:41,200 » Were they going to merge those two? >> Well, they will. So any supplies that we 526 00:45:39,680 --> 00:45:46,000 order, we're trying to split it up between the two of them now so that 527 00:45:43,599 --> 00:45:50,079 people that need it on the north end can go. somewhere close and people that need 528 00:45:47,920 --> 00:45:55,440 on the south end have a a close place to go. Um, I know my logs chief over here, 529 00:45:52,880 --> 00:46:01,040 Jason, uh, he's still filling requests. I think we ordered more fans, box fans 530 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:06,960 today because we were out, mops, any anything that we think we could need. 531 00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:11,040 Um, as soon as we talked to those people running those distribution points, I 532 00:46:09,280 --> 00:46:16,480 know extension cords was another one today. Um, so as soon as I get that 533 00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:22,000 information, I go straight to my logs chief and I say, "We need this." and he 534 00:46:19,359 --> 00:46:26,640 goes through uh everybody he can think of to get those supplies donated because 535 00:46:24,400 --> 00:46:31,440 we're trying to help you so you don't have to cover the cost of cleaning 536 00:46:28,240 --> 00:46:35,200 equipment and gear. So, um keep the requests coming in. Tell the people 537 00:46:33,200 --> 00:46:39,440 running that that this is what you need. If they don't have it, uh be patient. 538 00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:43,359 You know, as soon as I get the the information that we need something, I'm 539 00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:49,280 pushing to him. Um but keep in mind, he's leaving uh us Monday. He has to end 540 00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:53,359 his deployment. So, I will be that person taking that. I am working with 541 00:46:51,680 --> 00:46:58,000 the commissioners hopefully to get some more help for my office to do that. Um, 542 00:46:56,000 --> 00:47:02,240 so I'm not trying to track everything by myself. Uh, because that's when we have 543 00:47:00,319 --> 00:47:08,079 some failures, right? And I don't want that for you. Uh, I already fell enough 544 00:47:04,640 --> 00:47:11,760 on some things. So, um, go ahead. What was your other question? 545 00:47:09,520 --> 00:47:18,240 » I got a little bit of a list. Okay. And then this is more on this is how I am, 546 00:47:14,560 --> 00:47:24,160 Wade. You know me. So, um there are um a lot of people and we are talking more 547 00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:29,599 elderly again um who if there was some way that we could set the have the 548 00:47:25,839 --> 00:47:34,240 library or someplace that these people can go for internet access if they need 549 00:47:32,000 --> 00:47:37,680 to um there's a lot of people that don't know that the that the trustee township 550 00:47:36,400 --> 00:47:43,200 trustees right >> um put out a email list for everybody to 551 00:47:41,280 --> 00:47:47,040 contact their trustee at the you know their okay 552 00:47:44,640 --> 00:47:50,079 » um And then again, um there's a lot that don't even have an email address. They 553 00:47:48,400 --> 00:47:56,400 don't do the email. They don't do the internet. So, is there a place of des is 554 00:47:53,680 --> 00:48:02,000 there a designated place that we could set up a um even if it's not all day or 555 00:47:59,520 --> 00:48:07,599 every day, just say like every Wednesday, somebody can go down to the 556 00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:12,800 library or someplace and have somebody help them get logged on in some, you 557 00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:18,880 know, and have some type of help for that because very well. 558 00:48:14,800 --> 00:48:22,960 » So, you beat me to my end of my talk, so you're you jumped way ahead for me. 559 00:48:20,560 --> 00:48:27,119 » I'm sorry. Well, I wrote this down. So, like, you know, designate it or a tech 560 00:48:25,200 --> 00:48:31,119 person to help these people, right? >> Um, I know we all have support systems, 561 00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:33,119 but, you know, internet does >> play a factor sometimes in this. So, 562 00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:37,040 obviously, >> so here's what we're planning right now. 563 00:48:35,200 --> 00:48:40,960 Uh, I'm in the process, I've already had this conversation with a few of the 564 00:48:38,640 --> 00:48:47,839 commissioners, with Jane. What we want to do is set up um an area. The public 565 00:48:45,920 --> 00:48:51,760 library was one. I'm thinking about using the office next to the 566 00:48:50,000 --> 00:48:58,000 commissioner's conference room in the courthouse where we'll have uh people 567 00:48:54,720 --> 00:49:03,680 trained to help those who are not real techsavvy who who may not uh get these 568 00:49:01,280 --> 00:49:07,920 messages. And when that comes out, we will publish that information. I will 569 00:49:05,839 --> 00:49:12,319 probably send another rave like I did for the alert. So, you'll get that alert 570 00:49:10,559 --> 00:49:17,280 on your phone that these centers are open. Um, we're going to try to get 571 00:49:14,319 --> 00:49:22,960 volunteers to staff that. Uh, and I plan on uh relying a little bit heavily on 572 00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:28,079 Malia here, uh, to help man those uh, places because she knows what we need. 573 00:49:25,119 --> 00:49:32,880 Um, she's great at resources. U, but getting the volunteers to come in and 574 00:49:30,000 --> 00:49:39,359 help our community. That being said, I if we have elderly uh or people that 575 00:49:36,240 --> 00:49:45,200 can't don't have good mobility, we will try to get teams to go to them with 576 00:49:41,599 --> 00:49:50,720 computers and sell cell service Wi-Fi going to them. Um I don't have those 577 00:49:48,000 --> 00:49:56,400 teams in place. This this whole event has went really quick for me because 578 00:49:52,800 --> 00:50:01,760 it's uh still Tuesday. Um so we will get those teams out. be patient with us, but 579 00:49:59,520 --> 00:50:06,800 that is our goal to to to help our community uh get the applications, get 580 00:50:04,160 --> 00:50:13,760 the resources they need. Um, you can always contact me at that 15:30 number 581 00:50:10,319 --> 00:50:17,599 that I published uh that and that like I said that rolls over if I'm not 582 00:50:16,000 --> 00:50:20,160 answering that desk phone, it rolls over to myself. 583 00:50:18,640 --> 00:50:23,680 » And then the only other question that somebody asked me that was I don't know 584 00:50:21,599 --> 00:50:28,559 if it's important, but what is the T-Mobile uh bus doing on East Fifth at 585 00:50:26,640 --> 00:50:33,200 the utility? What is that for? Is that for your support or is it for community 586 00:50:30,720 --> 00:50:36,880 to sign up with T-Mobile? What is that? >> Right. So, it has nothing to do with 587 00:50:34,960 --> 00:50:42,480 signing up for T-Mobile. So, I had Verizon come in and T-Mobile come in. 588 00:50:39,440 --> 00:50:48,000 And what those are are mobile charging stations. So, they gave um us several 589 00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:52,880 charging blocks that had like a 100 cords on each one so that they could get 590 00:50:50,480 --> 00:50:56,559 any phone that needed charge. What we ran into on especially in East 591 00:50:54,720 --> 00:51:01,520 Connorville is the power was out. People's phones were dying. They weren't 592 00:50:58,559 --> 00:51:08,000 getting messages from us. So, I called them. They sent those mobile support 593 00:51:03,599 --> 00:51:13,760 units for uh your cell phone charging. We set it next to uh the Cross Points 594 00:51:11,680 --> 00:51:18,559 feeding tent because when people sat down there to eat, they could set their 595 00:51:15,599 --> 00:51:22,880 phone on there and charge. Uh I believe uh T-Mobile, I I haven't checked today, 596 00:51:20,880 --> 00:51:28,880 but last I seen yesterday, they were still there. Um Verizon Verizon got 597 00:51:26,400 --> 00:51:34,640 called I think to go help Cambridge. >> Um so it it was a resource we wanted to 598 00:51:32,079 --> 00:51:38,160 provide for you. Uh actually the man that brought that they weren't manning 599 00:51:36,319 --> 00:51:43,359 that station. They dropped it off and let people charge as they needed to. Um 600 00:51:40,960 --> 00:51:47,200 and I think he went somewhere else and just hung out um while that resource was 601 00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:49,680 here. >> Okay. because there was some people that 602 00:51:48,319 --> 00:51:54,000 lost cell phones and they didn't know if they could go and recoup something from 603 00:51:51,920 --> 00:51:58,640 T-Mobile or if there was a cell phone help for lost communications. 604 00:51:56,880 --> 00:52:02,880 » That's actually Yeah, that's a very good point. And I don't have that answer. 605 00:52:01,359 --> 00:52:05,359 That's something I I think they're probably going to have to contact their 606 00:52:04,240 --> 00:52:10,800 carrier for. Okay. >> Um because it's a vital resource, you 607 00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:13,280 know, for other people to try to get >> a phone, right? 608 00:52:12,000 --> 00:52:17,200 » So, I just wanted to make sure that wasn't some kind of hub that they could 609 00:52:14,720 --> 00:52:20,960 go and get a emergency. They weren't they weren't manned. Now the Verizon was 610 00:52:19,040 --> 00:52:24,000 manned. They were handing out water, but you telling people what it was for. But 611 00:52:22,720 --> 00:52:27,280 » well, if you locate something to help for lost cell phones and no 612 00:52:25,440 --> 00:52:28,640 communication whatsoever for some, it might help, too. 613 00:52:28,160 --> 00:52:32,000 » Yeah. >> Okay, I'm done. 614 00:52:29,760 --> 00:52:37,040 » Thanks, Kelly. I appreciate you. >> I have a question for Jane first. What 615 00:52:35,040 --> 00:52:38,880 is your number that we can reach out to you? 616 00:52:37,599 --> 00:52:43,440 » Honey, I can't hear you. You got to speak into the mic. what is your number 617 00:52:41,040 --> 00:52:48,160 so people in the county can reach out to you just in case you don't have their 618 00:52:45,280 --> 00:52:52,480 active information then they can reach out to you to give it to you because 619 00:52:49,839 --> 00:52:57,280 you're talking about let's see disaster case managers coming to help them but I 620 00:52:55,359 --> 00:53:02,559 ran into a problem when this first happened to some people out of our 621 00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:07,440 county saying not all of the landlord's informations or the owner's telephone 622 00:53:04,880 --> 00:53:12,000 numbers was attached to their file on record at the courthouse. So, how would 623 00:53:09,280 --> 00:53:15,839 you reach out to them to help them get assigned a case manager? 624 00:53:13,599 --> 00:53:18,240 » Okay, first of all, it's not me and you don't need my number. 625 00:53:17,040 --> 00:53:21,520 » So, I'm not going to give it to you. Okay. 626 00:53:18,720 --> 00:53:26,800 » Okay. I didn't contact I cover the entire state and as of and Lacy can 627 00:53:24,240 --> 00:53:31,520 correct me just the other day on two couple days ago on 211 application, you 628 00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:34,559 know, registrations only. There were over 13,000. 629 00:53:33,200 --> 00:53:39,119 » Oh, I didn't know like everybody else was giving contact so I didn't. So, I 630 00:53:37,040 --> 00:53:42,640 was jotting it down for everybody. I didn't hear yours. Sorry. 631 00:53:40,400 --> 00:53:47,200 » Yeah, I didn't give it. Okay. I can't take 13,000 calls a day. That's what I 632 00:53:45,119 --> 00:53:51,839 would get. No, it will be the long-term recovery group. Let me stand up. I feel 633 00:53:49,839 --> 00:53:55,920 like I'm yelling over the table at >> um the long-term recovery group, which 634 00:53:53,599 --> 00:53:59,760 is forming right now for your county. Okay. So, 635 00:53:57,040 --> 00:54:02,880 » u and they will contact you from the 211 list. 636 00:54:00,240 --> 00:54:07,280 » Okay. And just in case you're not showing up for some reason, they will 637 00:54:05,359 --> 00:54:13,119 give you they will be publishing a number in u weights and everything that 638 00:54:10,160 --> 00:54:16,319 you can call to to tell them you need a case manager. 639 00:54:13,920 --> 00:54:19,520 » And back to her when she asked for a confirmation number, they said they 640 00:54:17,839 --> 00:54:23,119 couldn't give anybody confirmation numbers of the applications 641 00:54:21,440 --> 00:54:26,319 » for which one? 211 >> 211. They said there they there was 642 00:54:24,880 --> 00:54:30,480 nothing they could do to give us a confirmation. There used to be a 643 00:54:28,319 --> 00:54:33,599 confirmation number button on there that would give you one and that broke. 644 00:54:32,640 --> 00:54:36,960 » Okay. [clears throat] >> Because ours overload. 645 00:54:34,720 --> 00:54:41,119 » Well, what happened was the system overloaded. Like, you know, there were 646 00:54:38,720 --> 00:54:45,280 13,000 so far, right? >> Um, and everybody was calling in at 647 00:54:42,880 --> 00:54:48,800 once. So, certain things crashed and they weren't able to put that 648 00:54:46,559 --> 00:54:51,680 confirmation number back up there. >> Okay, that makes sense. 649 00:54:49,599 --> 00:54:56,079 » So, don't worry about it. You're in there. The next question is, we 650 00:54:54,079 --> 00:55:00,640 scrambled to find my dad and brother a place. We raised a little bit of money 651 00:54:58,880 --> 00:55:04,800 like rubbing pennies together to get them in a place. So, will you guys have 652 00:55:03,040 --> 00:55:08,720 funds to reimburse that? >> It um depends. You mean since the flood? 653 00:55:08,319 --> 00:55:13,280 » Yeah. >> Okay. Uh that's up to the long-term 654 00:55:10,800 --> 00:55:18,400 recovery committee again. Uh but there's a good possibility. The main thing is 655 00:55:15,839 --> 00:55:23,440 keep every receipt. I don't care if you just had to buy a hamburger burger 656 00:55:20,240 --> 00:55:28,880 because your kitchen was flooded. Keep every receipt. Any money you put out 657 00:55:25,760 --> 00:55:34,400 there for hotels, uh food on the road, you know, so to speak, uh because you 658 00:55:31,359 --> 00:55:38,800 are in a hotel, any money that you uh anything you purchase for your home, 659 00:55:36,800 --> 00:55:43,599 » whether it be um you know, something to muck it out or help get the water out, 660 00:55:40,559 --> 00:55:49,200 whatever it is, keep every receipt. And those at the long-term recovery table 661 00:55:46,319 --> 00:55:51,280 will be what we're looking at to qualify for receipts. 662 00:55:49,920 --> 00:55:53,119 » You may have covered this, but I was trying to jot down stuff. 663 00:55:52,480 --> 00:55:56,559 » Okay. >> Now, my dad's landlord is from 664 00:55:55,680 --> 00:55:59,359 California, >> right? 665 00:55:57,040 --> 00:56:04,559 » He was he didn't have the insurance like he thought. So, will he also be able to 666 00:56:02,240 --> 00:56:06,799 be reimbursed to for anything that he does? 667 00:56:05,440 --> 00:56:10,960 » Your father? >> No, my father's landlord. He's from 668 00:56:09,280 --> 00:56:15,440 California. He's right over there. >> Oh, well, okay. So, so he's further away 669 00:56:13,520 --> 00:56:18,480 and he wanted a point of contact like somebody locally listed. 670 00:56:16,960 --> 00:56:21,839 » It'll be the long-term recovery group. Again, what happens with landlords and 671 00:56:21,040 --> 00:56:23,839 renters? >> Yes. 672 00:56:22,240 --> 00:56:25,599 » Is a decision that the long-term recovery has to make, 673 00:56:25,119 --> 00:56:30,960 » okay, >> based on how much money they have, how 674 00:56:28,559 --> 00:56:38,640 many resources they have. Quite frankly, the general rule is if a landlord owns 675 00:56:34,960 --> 00:56:44,240 four or more rental units, he's considered a business and should have 676 00:56:40,559 --> 00:56:47,200 insurance. And and that in general, you don't help them just like you wouldn't 677 00:56:46,160 --> 00:56:51,520 help Walmart. >> See, but he was also located on the 678 00:56:49,119 --> 00:56:54,079 highest point of the the bank where it shouldn't have even breached and broke. 679 00:56:52,960 --> 00:56:57,760 » Yeah. But that doesn't you know >> Yeah. You know what I'm saying? So you 680 00:56:55,839 --> 00:57:02,160 would never thought that. But remember the the renter 681 00:56:59,839 --> 00:57:04,880 » is anything they lost in that >> okay 682 00:57:02,559 --> 00:57:08,720 » uh flood and then helping to find them another location and paying the first 683 00:57:06,720 --> 00:57:10,799 month's rent and the the deposit. >> Okay. 684 00:57:09,040 --> 00:57:14,079 » But the renter the rental or the landlords 685 00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:16,000 » are case by case kind of. >> Okay. That's what I want to know. Thank 686 00:57:15,280 --> 00:57:18,960 you. Appreciate that. >> Okay. 687 00:57:17,680 --> 00:57:23,359 » Thank you. Go ahead. >> So I'm sure I'll probably get told the 688 00:57:20,960 --> 00:57:29,839 same thing of go into longterm recovery. What is the long-term like outlook from 689 00:57:27,200 --> 00:57:35,680 people like us where we own our house, we still owe $46,000 on it. So now we're 690 00:57:32,960 --> 00:57:38,880 out of that money and they're going to demo our house down next weekend. We 691 00:57:37,440 --> 00:57:43,920 actually to tell my 5-year-old on our fifth birthday that we lost our entire 692 00:57:40,480 --> 00:57:47,440 house and our six-year-old and now they're tearing our house down. Our bank 693 00:57:46,000 --> 00:57:54,319 is still telling us we're liable for that loan. That's $46,000. So now we're 694 00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:56,960 screwed. Um, and now no one really has a question and then we're getting told 695 00:57:55,599 --> 00:58:03,200 this is going to take at least 2 years to kind of get to a normal and if Red 696 00:58:01,280 --> 00:58:06,720 Cross and stuff's only going to help for 30 days or whatever it was or a couple 697 00:58:05,040 --> 00:58:09,680 months, how's that help down the long road? Like 698 00:58:07,839 --> 00:58:12,480 » how does that look or play? Does that make sense? Like 699 00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:15,359 » Yeah, it does. So, and it's heartbreaking because you're not the 700 00:58:13,839 --> 00:58:19,920 only one with this problem. I've seen it. I've talked to people actually some 701 00:58:17,599 --> 00:58:23,200 of my family have totally lost their homes. They're destroyed. They can't go 702 00:58:22,160 --> 00:58:25,119 back to them. They're >> our whole foundation's about to just 703 00:58:24,319 --> 00:58:30,559 fall down. >> So, that unfortunately is a part of 704 00:58:28,160 --> 00:58:33,680 disaster, right? So, now you have to deal with your bank who's saying, you 705 00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:38,480 know, this is you still owe us this money. I I can't give you financial 706 00:58:36,079 --> 00:58:45,359 guidance on information that that's way over what I understand anyway. U it it's 707 00:58:42,559 --> 00:58:50,720 heartbreaking, but the long-term piece of this is where this committee comes 708 00:58:47,200 --> 00:58:55,440 in. So, yes, temporary Red Cross in the next 30, 45 days to get you someplace. 709 00:58:53,280 --> 00:59:00,720 The long-term recovery committee are the ones that help you restore your homes uh 710 00:58:58,240 --> 00:59:07,760 financially until the money runs out. And and it's that long-term um that 711 00:59:04,079 --> 00:59:12,000 they're really looking at making you uh or helping you get back into a position 712 00:59:10,799 --> 00:59:15,280 of stability. >> What about like trying to like buy a 713 00:59:13,359 --> 00:59:20,240 house, things like that? like is it going to have any help with that or 714 00:59:17,280 --> 00:59:26,559 » First of all, my recommendation from 20 years of doing this in Indiana and other 715 00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:32,319 places across the country, do not let them demo your home until we've got our 716 00:59:30,400 --> 00:59:37,040 eyes on it. Everybody's got their eyes on it. FEMA, the uh Homeland Security 717 00:59:35,280 --> 00:59:42,880 people, there's a lot that goes into this. And the DNR, the Department of 718 00:59:39,920 --> 00:59:46,000 Natural Resources, uh are you in a flood zone? 719 00:59:43,599 --> 00:59:50,640 » No. So FEMA came in in 2015. We bought our house in 2019. 2015 they told them 720 00:59:48,319 --> 00:59:54,160 the house next to us is a flood zone. We're not. We're like 30 feet from the 721 00:59:52,240 --> 00:59:58,240 river. We're on Howard Street. And they told us we weren't a flood zone. The 722 00:59:55,839 --> 01:00:00,799 house next to me though was one and it was $1,400 a month for their flood 723 00:59:59,920 --> 01:00:03,920 insurance entrance. And now they have a $10,000 deductible. So no one's going to 724 01:00:02,880 --> 01:00:06,480 be able to afford that in the first place. 725 01:00:05,040 --> 01:00:10,720 » So it's kind of like the >> whatever you do again, do not let them 726 01:00:08,480 --> 01:00:15,839 demo your house. be told by KJ and Navy to have it demoed because of how 727 01:00:12,559 --> 01:00:22,480 » do not let them demo your house. It's it's all the all the red tape that's got 728 01:00:18,960 --> 01:00:27,599 to go on to get you the money that you need. There could be eventually and it's 729 01:00:25,920 --> 01:00:31,680 kind of been applied for, but we're trying to get all the figures from all 730 01:00:29,839 --> 01:00:37,359 the floods in the in the state and put it together what's called the mitigation 731 01:00:34,079 --> 01:00:42,799 buyout plan. We can't promise that right now, but that is a plan whereby they 732 01:00:40,240 --> 01:00:46,720 have to buy your house at your assessed value before the 733 01:00:45,200 --> 01:00:49,440 disaster. >> Okay? Cuz I think it was ours was almost 734 01:00:48,400 --> 01:00:55,520 200,000. >> Okay? So sit tight. Do not let them demo 735 01:00:52,720 --> 01:00:59,599 your house. Stand there. No. >> K Navy was cuz we asked FEMA or we asked 736 01:00:57,760 --> 01:01:01,760 them. We're like, "Well, doesn't FEMA have to see it first?" And he's like, 737 01:01:00,720 --> 01:01:03,280 "No, as long as you have all the pictures of me." 738 01:01:02,240 --> 01:01:06,000 » Who did you ask? >> Someone from Cinjun Navy over at Baptist 739 01:01:05,040 --> 01:01:09,359 Temple. >> Okay. Did do you know about that? 740 01:01:07,520 --> 01:01:14,559 » It wasn't you. >> Okay. They they they're great at what 741 01:01:11,280 --> 01:01:19,280 they do, but what they do right now is not the technical work that 742 01:01:17,839 --> 01:01:23,599 » it's also not the normal. Like this isn't what we have happen every day. So, 743 01:01:21,040 --> 01:01:27,839 » I know, I know, I know, I know, hun. And it's so devastating and it's so 744 01:01:25,680 --> 01:01:32,880 frustrating and mindboggling and then it all gets mixed up. But I'm telling you, 745 01:01:30,000 --> 01:01:36,799 don't let them demo the house. Um, it will be demoed when it needs to be if 746 01:01:34,720 --> 01:01:40,720 that's what needs to be done. But in the meantime, we've got to have everybody 747 01:01:38,319 --> 01:01:44,079 that needs to see it. I mean, if they measure it and you're a half an inch 748 01:01:42,079 --> 01:01:49,440 from the flood zone, it makes a difference. Okay. 749 01:01:45,119 --> 01:01:51,599 » They told us we are 03% or 03 away from being a flood zone. 750 01:01:50,480 --> 01:01:54,079 » Yeah. See, >> and then they told us we couldn't get 751 01:01:52,720 --> 01:01:56,640 flood insurance when we bought the house. We got told from everyone about 752 01:01:55,920 --> 01:02:01,280 that. And then >> I live in Shelby County. 753 01:01:59,040 --> 01:02:06,559 » Okay. Which is that away? >> Yeah. His family lives in Shelby. 754 01:02:02,640 --> 01:02:10,480 » Okay. So, um I live nowhere near anything that could be considered a 755 01:02:08,000 --> 01:02:12,559 flood zone. I have flood. I have flood insurance. 756 01:02:11,119 --> 01:02:17,520 » Yeah. We just got told now, but when we bought in 2019, they told us insurance. 757 01:02:15,520 --> 01:02:21,280 Our um when we bought the house, they told us that. So, we're like cuz I said 758 01:02:19,839 --> 01:02:24,960 I told him I said, "Hey, can we get it? I want it." because we're like 30 ft 759 01:02:23,119 --> 01:02:27,119 from the river and they told us we could not. 760 01:02:25,359 --> 01:02:32,559 » Anytime you're told you cannot go find another agent, another company, you can. 761 01:02:30,240 --> 01:02:34,640 Okay. I did it just to prove that I can. Okay. 762 01:02:33,119 --> 01:02:38,799 » So, is there any specific thing we need to look for for the long term? Like cuz 763 01:02:36,799 --> 01:02:44,240 obviously like housing all that >> what you need to do right now is keep 764 01:02:42,160 --> 01:02:49,520 yourself in a safe place, you and your family, wherever that is. You can get as 765 01:02:46,559 --> 01:02:54,960 I said the hotel um assistance or rental assistance. Um, don't let them demo your 766 01:02:52,400 --> 01:02:59,359 house and sit tight till you get a case manager. They can walk you through this. 767 01:02:56,960 --> 01:03:03,680 Indiana Legal Aid is here to help us. Uh, you know, we've got to all the all 768 01:03:01,200 --> 01:03:06,880 the all the questions will be answered, okay? But we can't do it all right now 769 01:03:05,359 --> 01:03:10,559 because we don't know some of the things yet. Just don't let them demo the house. 770 01:03:09,839 --> 01:03:14,458 Okay? >> I don't do it. 771 01:03:12,240 --> 01:03:16,478 » Thank you. [applause] 772 01:03:18,640 --> 01:03:24,880 before you before you run off. >> So, can you discuss individual 773 01:03:23,920 --> 01:03:30,079 assistance, please? >> Sure. Absolutely. Um, the amount that 774 01:03:28,160 --> 01:03:33,680 they could be eligible for and how the states got to apply for individual 775 01:03:31,760 --> 01:03:39,039 assistance for these people here. >> Absolutely. Um, before I forget though, 776 01:03:37,280 --> 01:03:43,039 I wanted to make sure I answered your question appropriately about um getting 777 01:03:41,359 --> 01:03:49,520 confirmation on your state disaster relief fund application. Um, so I I 778 01:03:46,640 --> 01:03:55,039 texted our public information officer um and they are going to send an email out 779 01:03:51,680 --> 01:04:02,640 to everyone um in the coming days, maybe a week or so um that they have received 780 01:04:00,000 --> 01:04:05,680 your application. Um so make sure that that you keep an eye on your email for 781 01:04:04,799 --> 01:04:10,240 that as well. >> I even reached out to Red Cross the day 782 01:04:07,760 --> 01:04:14,000 that it happened and they finally called me back. What was that called the way 783 01:04:12,319 --> 01:04:17,359 ago? And they said, "Oh, what can we help you with?" And I said, "Well, we 784 01:04:15,920 --> 01:04:21,680 literally lost everything. The water went above our roof." Like, and they 785 01:04:19,440 --> 01:04:25,839 said, "Okay, well, what about housing?" And I said, "Well, we didn't really like 786 01:04:24,079 --> 01:04:29,839 have a long-term situation. We just had something that shortterm to kind of get 787 01:04:27,520 --> 01:04:33,839 through." And they told us, "Okay, we'll have a good day." So, they're like, "You 788 01:04:32,240 --> 01:04:36,720 have this place in moral. Oh, wait. The place in moral is closing." And then 789 01:04:35,599 --> 01:04:39,119 told us that we could go to the one in Richmond for the shelter house. 790 01:04:38,400 --> 01:04:43,119 » Okay. >> So, 791 01:04:41,599 --> 01:04:49,839 let's have a quick chat. >> Yeah. Um let me talk about individual 792 01:04:46,880 --> 01:04:51,599 assistance if that's okay. Um so the state I 793 01:04:50,319 --> 01:04:59,760 » opened up a whole flood of >> No, you're fine. You're fine. Um the 794 01:04:54,000 --> 01:05:05,520 state so part of the uh major um federal presidential disaster declaration 795 01:05:02,640 --> 01:05:11,119 um we can ask for specific programs. So we have asked for individual assistance. 796 01:05:08,559 --> 01:05:17,760 Um, and what that means is if it is approved by the president, um, we have 797 01:05:14,880 --> 01:05:23,280 absolutely no say in programming or how much people get or anything like that 798 01:05:20,640 --> 01:05:29,039 because it is a federal program. Um, but we have asked for it and it did go into 799 01:05:26,880 --> 01:05:33,680 our presidential declaration request. >> How do they determine that? Do you know 800 01:05:30,720 --> 01:05:38,160 like of how much people get or whatever or how they get it? 801 01:05:35,359 --> 01:05:41,119 » That's a great question. Um, That was a president question. [laughter] 802 01:05:39,760 --> 01:05:44,160 » I wish I could just call him on the phone and be like, "Hey, sir." Um, 803 01:05:42,799 --> 01:05:46,000 » we have all kinds of questions down here, like if you could come answer 804 01:05:45,520 --> 01:05:51,280 these. >> So, um, once FEMA comes in, uh, to my 805 01:05:49,599 --> 01:05:54,160 knowledge, the state is kind of removed from that process, right? 806 01:05:52,799 --> 01:05:59,039 » I talked to the FEMA guy the other day. He said people that have to relocate, 807 01:05:56,160 --> 01:06:02,960 the max they could get was $43,000, but he said, "Don't bank on that. Typically, 808 01:06:00,960 --> 01:06:07,359 people only get 4,000, >> which will not help at all with buying a 809 01:06:06,160 --> 01:06:11,680 whole new house." It's like >> right which is why the long-term 810 01:06:09,280 --> 01:06:15,039 recovery group is so important. >> Um 811 01:06:12,160 --> 01:06:17,680 » it's up to the 40 some thousand and you know so it could be anything just like 812 01:06:16,559 --> 01:06:22,480 your >> so so 813 01:06:19,520 --> 01:06:26,799 Larry is your boss is that right? >> Yes he's my boss [laughter] 814 01:06:24,160 --> 01:06:31,839 » about this and he said hey just to kind of give you an idea how important these 815 01:06:29,039 --> 01:06:37,760 boads are. FEMA comes in and they may offer you that that much money, but 816 01:06:34,559 --> 01:06:41,280 these boads that come in and help you bring a lot more resources, a lot more 817 01:06:40,400 --> 01:06:45,839 fun. >> So, while FEMA may only give us, you 818 01:06:43,680 --> 01:06:52,799 know, an X number of dollars for the whole state to try to help these BOATs 819 01:06:49,280 --> 01:06:57,280 come in and I don't bank count on that number, but like triple the amount of 820 01:06:54,799 --> 01:06:59,599 money that FEMA is going to offer. It isn't like 821 01:06:57,839 --> 01:07:03,200 » Let me give you an example on what he's talking about there deal 822 01:07:01,280 --> 01:07:08,960 » in one of our disasters a few years back. Um we got a FEMA declaration and 823 01:07:07,200 --> 01:07:15,200 the town was not too much bigger than what your town is. Okay. Um and so 824 01:07:11,839 --> 01:07:18,400 anyway, uh FEMA came in and it took us about 2 years to get everything back to 825 01:07:17,039 --> 01:07:22,559 normal and everybody back where they belonged. And when we tallied up the 826 01:07:20,400 --> 01:07:29,839 figures, we found that FEMA had contributed overall $3.5 million. 827 01:07:27,599 --> 01:07:37,440 The voluntary organizations that came in with with Indiana Boad contributed over 828 01:07:33,440 --> 01:07:41,599 $15.5 million, five times what FEMA brought in. That's in labor and 829 01:07:39,440 --> 01:07:45,280 materials and everything else. It's putting them all together, you know, and 830 01:07:43,760 --> 01:07:50,240 that's what your case manager is going to help you do is apply for anything and 831 01:07:47,760 --> 01:07:52,480 everything that's available and squeeze to the last penny. Okay. 832 01:07:52,000 --> 01:07:56,400 » Okay. >> Okay. So, just sit tight. I know it's 833 01:07:54,640 --> 01:08:01,119 frustrating. I know y'all want answers now, but we can't give them some of the 834 01:07:58,559 --> 01:08:06,640 things we don't know yet. >> And just make sure that you're 835 01:08:02,799 --> 01:08:12,640 documenting everything. videos, photos, um lists, receipts, invoices, everything 836 01:08:09,440 --> 01:08:16,560 that that you can possibly document. Document as long as it's safe to do so. 837 01:08:15,280 --> 01:08:19,520 » Yeah. We got told we're not supposed to go back in ours anymore. 838 01:08:18,480 --> 01:08:23,199 » Yeah. So, >> does that come from 839 01:08:20,960 --> 01:08:27,679 » that came from Kinjun Navy? It came from FEMA because our ceiling's falling in. 840 01:08:25,359 --> 01:08:31,920 The whole like foundation's falling. There's black mold like everything. So, 841 01:08:29,839 --> 01:08:37,920 » sure. And mold's a real concern, right? These houses were soaked. Um, and and 842 01:08:35,520 --> 01:08:42,640 here here's the thing. If you feel your home's unsafe, don't go back in it. Um, 843 01:08:41,120 --> 01:08:47,279 right now, we're trying to work through the process of of helping you decide 844 01:08:45,440 --> 01:08:52,159 whether your home's safe or not. But that's a liability if if we take that on 845 01:08:49,839 --> 01:08:55,759 as a county or a city government, and we're telling you your home's not safe. 846 01:08:53,679 --> 01:08:59,520 We want the experts to do that. And right now, the contact for 847 01:08:57,839 --> 01:09:04,400 » So, right now, we don't have the experts in place to do that. So that takes 848 01:09:02,080 --> 01:09:08,640 structural engineers and people that have degrees behind their name that that 849 01:09:06,480 --> 01:09:12,640 I don't have. Um so I don't want to give you false hope that they're right here 850 01:09:10,319 --> 01:09:17,279 getting ready to come condemn your house because that's just not the case. Um you 851 01:09:15,040 --> 01:09:22,000 you as the homeowner have have more right over that than than we do as a 852 01:09:19,920 --> 01:09:26,239 county or state. If you want something done to your home, it's your property. 853 01:09:24,239 --> 01:09:31,120 But you know, you have to assume that risk if that's the case. unfortunately 854 01:09:29,120 --> 01:09:36,319 until we get the pieces in place to help. So, and the last thing I want to 855 01:09:33,920 --> 01:09:40,000 do is make a decision on somebody's home that that I'm wrong on. I don't want to 856 01:09:38,159 --> 01:09:44,640 tell somebody you can't live there if it it would be perfectly fine. But I I'm 857 01:09:42,159 --> 01:09:48,719 not an expert in that area. Um, so I want you guys to all hear the 858 01:09:46,239 --> 01:09:54,480 information from the experts and not somebody else. What I would also caution 859 01:09:51,199 --> 01:09:58,640 you on doing is not uh there's rumors, right? we have rumors about this can be 860 01:09:56,719 --> 01:10:03,360 happening or this can be happening. If it's not coming from from official 861 01:10:00,800 --> 01:10:07,440 sources, I would caution you on how you accept that information. And two, I 862 01:10:05,760 --> 01:10:13,040 would vet it. So, if somebody says, "Today's the day to tear your house down 863 01:10:09,440 --> 01:10:17,520 for free." Um, I would be very cautious. Uh, not that I'm discounting any of the 864 01:10:15,520 --> 01:10:22,400 free help is amazing, right? It's not costing homeowners, but what's it doing 865 01:10:19,600 --> 01:10:27,199 to your long-term future and getting the the max amount of of reimbursement you 866 01:10:24,800 --> 01:10:30,800 can? I'm not saying it's right or wrong. I'm just telling you to vet the 867 01:10:28,880 --> 01:10:35,840 information you're hearing so that you're not u uh not making a decision 868 01:10:34,000 --> 01:10:40,719 based on emotion because everybody's emotions are high. They're hurt, right? 869 01:10:38,080 --> 01:10:44,719 They've lost everything. We have to really think about what we're doing, 870 01:10:43,280 --> 01:10:50,239 especially when it comes to our properties and our homes. So, I hope 871 01:10:48,000 --> 01:10:52,239 that helps answer. We've got a line behind you. So, 872 01:10:50,960 --> 01:10:54,880 » I think the American Red Cross was wanting to say something, too. 873 01:10:53,120 --> 01:10:57,679 » Did you have something else? >> It's okay. 874 01:10:55,520 --> 01:11:01,199 » Yep. So, here's the thing. Red Cross is here. They're in town. If you see their 875 01:10:59,360 --> 01:11:07,040 vest and them people around, please stop and talk to them. They're official 876 01:11:03,520 --> 01:11:11,920 people to help you, right? So, um don't be afraid if you have more questions. 877 01:11:09,120 --> 01:11:15,840 Don't be afraid to come up. Uh, call my number. I'll answer the best but but 878 01:11:14,400 --> 01:11:20,080 also be straight with you. I'm not going to tell you something that I don't know 879 01:11:17,840 --> 01:11:24,320 and I will get I'll try to find the answer to the best of my ability and get 880 01:11:21,840 --> 01:11:28,000 back with you. But I this is a complicated thing. I've never been 881 01:11:26,080 --> 01:11:32,640 through this just like you haven't. We're all kind of learning together. 882 01:11:30,000 --> 01:11:36,719 It's painful. Um, but we'll get there. we just have patience and a little bit 883 01:11:34,640 --> 01:11:45,199 of kindness towards each other and we'll make a a we'll make our families uh 884 01:11:40,800 --> 01:11:48,600 proud of of what we've accomplished. So, go ahead, sir. 885 01:11:48,800 --> 01:11:54,239 Uh thank you very much. I would like to say a big thank you to Cornerville, the 886 01:11:52,640 --> 01:11:59,679 people, the equipment, the labor that was given, uh during this week. Um just 887 01:11:58,000 --> 01:12:04,159 a quick question and I think a lot of people there's this uh Faget County um 888 01:12:02,560 --> 01:12:06,880 community health um >> community foundation. 889 01:12:05,040 --> 01:12:12,480 » Yeah, the community foundation been blown away with you know 160,000 that's 890 01:12:09,199 --> 01:12:17,440 amazing. The the 50,000 they're going to uh designate to families um the 891 01:12:15,600 --> 01:12:23,120 application the time frame things like that and like the $5,000 one was a 892 01:12:20,000 --> 01:12:28,400 different setup alone. um if there's any way that you can put a window out there 893 01:12:24,800 --> 01:12:32,159 for folks to uh when to expect something like that because they've got added 894 01:12:30,480 --> 01:12:35,120 bills now to add you know different things whereas the donations have been 895 01:12:33,679 --> 01:12:36,960 just amazing. I mean nobody's going to go hungry that's for sure. 896 01:12:36,320 --> 01:12:43,360 » Yeah. Yeah. >> Um so but you know if I I know that's 897 01:12:39,760 --> 01:12:46,960 immediate uh you know help immediate that comes in if we could have some sort 898 01:12:44,880 --> 01:12:50,880 of a window of opportunity to find out when when to expect that so they know 899 01:12:49,199 --> 01:12:53,920 how to plan whether they got to take a short-term loan from the bank or 900 01:12:52,320 --> 01:12:58,719 something like that to you know to make things to keep things going. So 901 01:12:55,520 --> 01:13:03,360 » so the County Community Foundation is an amazing partner. 902 01:13:00,560 --> 01:13:07,600 » They publish information as soon as they know that. So, as soon as those 903 01:13:05,360 --> 01:13:11,280 applications are open, it'll be everywhere. They they have the right 904 01:13:09,280 --> 01:13:16,560 connections to make that message go far and wide. So, I would say stay tuned. I 905 01:13:14,080 --> 01:13:19,199 if I get that information, I will pass it out just as soon as they they publish 906 01:13:18,800 --> 01:13:25,520 it. >> And I think the 211 was like a initial 907 01:13:22,640 --> 01:13:30,320 $5,000 window or $5,000 >> the state disaster relief fund. Yeah, 908 01:13:27,360 --> 01:13:34,080 that was an initial $5,000 kind of to help you get through the next few weeks. 909 01:13:32,480 --> 01:13:36,719 » Exactly. Exactly. you know, there's a lot of people that, you know, are 910 01:13:35,120 --> 01:13:40,400 paycheck to paycheck and some of them couldn't work 911 01:13:37,679 --> 01:13:43,679 » or, you know, because of the flood. So, just just just kind of a 912 01:13:42,080 --> 01:13:46,400 » information on when that would be available. So, 913 01:13:44,560 --> 01:13:49,040 » so that state disaster relief fund you can apply for now. 914 01:13:47,520 --> 01:13:53,440 » Right. We've already applied or it's already been applied for, but yeah, just 915 01:13:50,640 --> 01:13:56,640 to be able to know what to expect, >> how far we can go without, you know, 916 01:13:55,840 --> 01:13:58,080 » Right. >> All right. That's that's all you Thank 917 01:13:57,840 --> 01:14:04,719 you, >> sir. Hey. Yeah. I have a question. 918 01:14:02,239 --> 01:14:10,040 » No, you're fine. You're fine. >> Did you get a confirmation that they got 919 01:14:06,640 --> 01:14:10,040 all your information? 920 01:14:10,880 --> 01:14:18,400 » We did not get a confirmation. >> Yeah, we did it yesterday. 921 01:14:16,320 --> 01:14:22,880 » So, just to answer the question, um, so we can get through the rest of the folks 922 01:14:20,400 --> 01:14:29,920 in line. Um, for the state disaster relief fund, it is, uh, at $5,000. 923 01:14:26,719 --> 01:14:34,480 Unfortunately, um I I don't have a timeline for when those payments will be 924 01:14:32,000 --> 01:14:39,360 dispersed, but when I do find that information out, I will communicate it 925 01:14:36,400 --> 01:14:41,199 through um Wade's office. >> Okay. Okay. Yeah. All right. Thank you 926 01:14:40,719 --> 01:14:44,679 very much. >> Yep. No problem. 927 01:14:51,920 --> 01:14:56,320 » Okay. >> Yeah. 928 01:14:53,199 --> 01:15:03,360 So, uh, one thing I was just asking them about is, uh, there's SBA help. Um, but 929 01:15:01,120 --> 01:15:07,600 we can't get that until the FEMA declaration for IAS been declared and 930 01:15:05,760 --> 01:15:13,040 signed by the president. So, more information to come about that. Um, and 931 01:15:10,560 --> 01:15:18,239 I'm I apologize for bringing it up, but I was researching it, forgot about it. 932 01:15:15,360 --> 01:15:23,840 Um but um we're waiting on that declaration and once that happens that 933 01:15:20,320 --> 01:15:28,159 will open up additional resources. So go ahead. 934 01:15:25,440 --> 01:15:34,400 Um our situation, forgive my voice, it's been gone the last couple days. 935 01:15:31,040 --> 01:15:39,280 Wade knows where we live and actually the neighbor our homes the original part 936 01:15:37,280 --> 01:15:45,440 of our home was b date back to like 189093. 937 01:15:42,159 --> 01:15:49,199 Our foundations and all are gone. where I'm at. The front part of my yard 938 01:15:47,600 --> 01:15:54,880 was flat and that's where our home was and it's destroyed. We have a hill 939 01:15:52,000 --> 01:16:01,120 behind us. We're wanting to build a new home on that hill, but we're going to 940 01:15:58,480 --> 01:16:04,480 require things like dirt to be brought in to level that out and everything. Are 941 01:16:02,880 --> 01:16:08,560 there going to be any resources for people who are going to build a new home 942 01:16:06,640 --> 01:16:14,400 on that same piece of property? >> Yeah. So, I will say be patient. 943 01:16:12,320 --> 01:16:18,640 » Help is coming. It just takes time to get through this red tape. And I can't 944 01:16:17,280 --> 01:16:23,520 tell you everything they're going to be able to do because that's a huge 945 01:16:20,880 --> 01:16:27,520 resource outside of my my realm of emergency management. But help is 946 01:16:25,280 --> 01:16:30,880 coming. Be a little patient and please pay attention news. So, I'm sure the 947 01:16:29,120 --> 01:16:36,239 Congress News Examiner is going to publish help documents to to get you the 948 01:16:33,600 --> 01:16:40,480 resources. I'll be pushing messages. I think every government agency in in Fate 949 01:16:38,480 --> 01:16:44,480 County is going to push uh information to help you get it. So, 950 01:16:42,080 --> 01:16:47,360 » yeah. And again, you know, again, you have to be a little bit patient, but 951 01:16:45,760 --> 01:16:51,120 your case manager is going to help you walk through that. They will have to 952 01:16:49,360 --> 01:16:53,920 deal with the zoning and planning and you, you know, what you can do where and 953 01:16:52,640 --> 01:16:55,360 do you have to build back on the same footprint or not, 954 01:16:54,960 --> 01:16:57,520 » okay? >> They're going to walk you through all 955 01:16:56,400 --> 01:16:58,320 that. They're going to hold your hand, okay? 956 01:16:57,840 --> 01:17:01,760 » Okay. >> So, just sit tight. It's going to take a 957 01:17:00,320 --> 01:17:02,960 couple weeks to get everybody a case manager. 958 01:17:02,480 --> 01:17:06,880 » Okay? >> But you'll start seeing results then. 959 01:17:05,280 --> 01:17:10,719 » Okay. Thank you. >> And and keep in mind, we're moving as 960 01:17:08,719 --> 01:17:14,640 fast as we can. So, I'm already calling people. I've called a couple great 961 01:17:12,400 --> 01:17:20,560 people today to be on that committee. Uh so we can get this process started. Uh 962 01:17:17,760 --> 01:17:25,120 and I'm one person. So, you know, I I I'm reaching out. I've got my other team 963 01:17:22,719 --> 01:17:29,760 guys helping me, stuff like that. Uh but we'll get there. It just takes a little 964 01:17:27,360 --> 01:17:34,320 bit of time. This this caught everybody off guard, right? We weren't ready for a 965 01:17:31,520 --> 01:17:38,960 flood. None of us were. Um we we might think we are, but what do they say? uh 966 01:17:36,719 --> 01:17:44,159 your best play your best plans fall apart the minute it actually starts. So 967 01:17:42,560 --> 01:17:48,320 um I can tell you we'll be better prepared 968 01:17:46,480 --> 01:17:52,360 for the next one and more knowledgeable about it. So 969 01:17:55,600 --> 01:18:00,400 » I think we'll do a couple more questions and I I really do need to get back to 970 01:17:59,120 --> 01:18:03,600 work because if I'm here answering questions, I'm not working for you, 971 01:18:02,159 --> 01:18:07,679 right? And I want to be there working for you. So go ahead. I have a few 972 01:18:05,920 --> 01:18:14,159 questions, but they're short, I think. Um, so for the 211, so things don't get 973 01:18:10,960 --> 01:18:19,120 bogged down. Um, my parents have filed for their home or done that report. They 974 01:18:16,320 --> 01:18:22,480 also have Do their tenants need to do that individually or do my parents as a 975 01:18:21,280 --> 01:18:26,159 landlord do that for them? >> Yep. They were tenants individually. 976 01:18:24,000 --> 01:18:31,520 Yeah. They need to file their renters, they need to do their own so that they 977 01:18:28,239 --> 01:18:36,159 » do anything for their um >> for the damage assessments. 978 01:18:34,080 --> 01:18:41,480 Do does the homeowner have to be there? Like, how are you seeing that? Because I 979 01:18:37,679 --> 01:18:41,480 know that we weren't there today. 980 01:18:43,040 --> 01:18:49,520 » That's a great question. And you don't need to be home for those assessments to 981 01:18:46,880 --> 01:18:54,159 take place. Um, in fact, a lot of them have already taken place. Okay. 982 01:18:51,280 --> 01:18:58,719 » Um, so we needed to do those in order to get the presidential disaster 983 01:18:55,760 --> 01:19:04,000 declaration. Um, so our teams already went through with FEMA and so they they 984 01:19:02,000 --> 01:19:09,719 got the information and and the numbers that that we needed for that. 985 01:19:06,080 --> 01:19:09,719 » Okay. Um, 986 01:19:10,320 --> 01:19:18,320 so you say not to take things out to let them see everything, but the volunteers 987 01:19:16,400 --> 01:19:22,880 and the >> just not demo. So like they're all 988 01:19:20,560 --> 01:19:26,640 complete guts. So >> we've taken advantage of the volunteers 989 01:19:24,320 --> 01:19:30,960 that have been wonderful. So that's okay. You're just talking about don't 990 01:19:28,640 --> 01:19:33,920 demo it completely. Level it, right? Don't do that. 991 01:19:32,080 --> 01:19:38,960 » So at least But all the debris is okay out here and make sure everything that 992 01:19:36,640 --> 01:19:42,560 they need the documents documented. If your home's destroyed, we don't want you 993 01:19:40,880 --> 01:19:45,840 especially if there's a possibility you can rebuild it. We don't want you 994 01:19:44,239 --> 01:19:48,800 destroying repaired. So 995 01:19:46,880 --> 01:19:52,480 » yeah. And so pictures, pictures, pictures inside your house if your 996 01:19:50,880 --> 01:19:55,199 stuff's still in there. If you can video it, 997 01:19:53,040 --> 01:20:00,480 » just walk around and and you know what's in your home. Take lots of pictures. Um 998 01:19:58,320 --> 01:20:04,800 and do take it out because if it got wet, it needs to come out of that house 999 01:20:02,320 --> 01:20:07,520 or the mold is growing like crazy. Okay. >> Let them take it to the dump site as 1000 01:20:06,239 --> 01:20:10,880 well at the airport. Correct. >> If it wants to be dumped or if you need 1001 01:20:09,360 --> 01:20:12,960 to save it, then you put it in a different pile. Of course. 1002 01:20:11,920 --> 01:20:14,239 » Well, no. It's all >> okay. 1003 01:20:13,360 --> 01:20:18,719 » Is that >> So I will I will tell you. So the city 1004 01:20:16,719 --> 01:20:23,880 is running and managing that dump site with the help of volunteers. Now u 1005 01:20:23,920 --> 01:20:31,360 FEMA has a specific process for how you should align your debris in a curb 1006 01:20:29,040 --> 01:20:36,960 because it really needs to be picked up a certain way, weighed a certain way, 1007 01:20:33,360 --> 01:20:42,719 and then ticketed in and out of a a a dump site that's able to take that. 1008 01:20:39,120 --> 01:20:47,040 Well, the that didn't really happen. So now somebody at a dump site is going to 1009 01:20:45,120 --> 01:20:51,520 have to sort this material. [music] Um, but we want you to get it out of 1010 01:20:49,040 --> 01:20:56,080 your house. And if you haven't had it hauled away yet, there will be people 1011 01:20:53,760 --> 01:21:00,000 come around and pick that up. It's completely up to you if you want to take 1012 01:20:57,760 --> 01:21:05,920 advantage of that. Somebody will sort that out and and make that right in the 1013 01:21:02,320 --> 01:21:11,040 end process, right? So um, please get it out of your house. And if your house is 1014 01:21:08,400 --> 01:21:15,199 savable and it's just wet, start cleaning it. There's plenty of supplies 1015 01:21:13,280 --> 01:21:19,679 to to help with that and we'll get volunteers to you. That's what Team 1016 01:21:16,960 --> 01:21:23,520 Rubicon does. The Cinjun Navy does that. So, um 1017 01:21:21,840 --> 01:21:26,159 » that's including carpet, wet and drywall. 1018 01:21:24,320 --> 01:21:30,080 » Yeah. They'll they'll they completely will tear everything out that they need 1019 01:21:28,080 --> 01:21:35,360 to to get it to that point to where if it 1020 01:21:32,480 --> 01:21:38,239 can be rebuilt, they'll do that >> and haul it off the curb. That's not 1021 01:21:37,040 --> 01:21:42,480 that won't affect like >> So I would let I would let the people 1022 01:21:40,480 --> 01:21:47,920 that pick it up deal with that. You guys just get it to the curb. 1023 01:21:45,280 --> 01:21:53,120 » It's almost putting a cat back in a bag with trying to separate it now. Um 1024 01:21:50,159 --> 01:21:58,320 because it so much has went into the single pile, but that that's somebody 1025 01:21:56,080 --> 01:22:01,679 else's wheelhouse. I can't really speak to what they're going to do with that. 1026 01:22:01,199 --> 01:22:08,880 » Hi. >> Hi. Um, so I have a question regarding 1027 01:22:05,520 --> 01:22:11,679 what the mayor announced on was it Wednesday or Thursday? 1028 01:22:11,040 --> 01:22:20,080 » Thursday. >> Thursday with the teams coming in and 1029 01:22:16,320 --> 01:22:24,639 having the homes demolished. >> Um, so that is vetted because it was the 1030 01:22:22,960 --> 01:22:27,120 mayor that made the announcement on Facebook on the city of Connorsville 1031 01:22:26,560 --> 01:22:31,199 page. >> Okay. 1032 01:22:28,480 --> 01:22:37,280 My biggest question through all of this has been the inspections that are being 1033 01:22:34,800 --> 01:22:42,560 done to the homes and how are the homeowners supposed to find out what the 1034 01:22:39,760 --> 01:22:48,960 results are of the inspections that are being done to know what the status is of 1035 01:22:46,480 --> 01:22:52,480 their home, if it can be rebuilt, if it needs to be torn down, etc. 1036 01:22:50,960 --> 01:22:57,120 » Right? So, the mayor made the announcement on Thursday to come into 1037 01:22:54,560 --> 01:23:02,000 the city hall to fill out the form to have the house demolished because it was 1038 01:22:59,520 --> 01:23:07,440 going to be done for free. My mother is 69 years old. Her house was paid off. 1039 01:23:04,880 --> 01:23:14,000 She worked for 40 years. >> She can't afford a mortgage to repair 1040 01:23:11,040 --> 01:23:18,239 her home. So, we made the decision because we were told that FEMA and other 1041 01:23:16,159 --> 01:23:22,800 inspectors had been around and deemed her house as destroyed. 1042 01:23:20,800 --> 01:23:27,679 We filled out the paperwork >> to have it demolished. 1043 01:23:25,199 --> 01:23:31,360 » Now we're hearing, don't have your house demolished until FEMA comes around. 1044 01:23:29,600 --> 01:23:35,920 Well, we were told that FEMA has already come around and done inspections. So, 1045 01:23:33,760 --> 01:23:38,400 has FEMA come around or has FEMA not come around? 1046 01:23:36,400 --> 01:23:42,880 » Let me clear this up. FEMA has come and done damage assessments, right? They're 1047 01:23:41,120 --> 01:23:47,440 looking at the destruction. They're making assessments so they can work out 1048 01:23:44,800 --> 01:23:50,560 their funding. The mayor had an opportunity to come to help answer your 1049 01:23:49,120 --> 01:23:54,719 questions. I think he couldn't make it tonight. Uh, but 1050 01:23:52,800 --> 01:24:00,080 » that really, >> right, let let's try to keep it going. I 1051 01:23:57,760 --> 01:24:06,480 We have our our our issues, right? We'll deal with those in the appropriate time. 1052 01:24:02,320 --> 01:24:11,040 What we're telling you is listen to we're emergency management, the state. 1053 01:24:08,719 --> 01:24:17,360 We're trying to get you through this the best way we can to keep the dollars from 1054 01:24:13,679 --> 01:24:23,040 FEMA coming um once they start coming. Um, I can't speak to what they they 1055 01:24:20,159 --> 01:24:27,360 suggest you do. They are running the city the way they feel they need to. 1056 01:24:25,679 --> 01:24:30,560 Please direct those questions to the appropriate leadership there. 1057 01:24:28,800 --> 01:24:34,639 » Okay. And I understand that, but I don't want my mom to make a decision to have 1058 01:24:32,320 --> 01:24:37,920 her house torn down if it should not be torn down yet. 1059 01:24:35,440 --> 01:24:43,360 » So, the best policy is always to be slower to do something than jump because 1060 01:24:40,800 --> 01:24:45,360 there's free labor may make it a little difficult, 1061 01:24:44,000 --> 01:24:49,040 » right? I understand that. were telling that FEMA had come in and done the 1062 01:24:46,880 --> 01:24:51,840 inspections already. So, has FEMA not come in and done inspections? 1063 01:24:50,719 --> 01:24:56,080 » Great. >> So, there are no FEMA inspectors that 1064 01:24:55,280 --> 01:24:59,760 have been here. >> Thank you. Okay. So, we need to contact 1065 01:24:58,000 --> 01:25:04,320 the city and have her name removed from that list. 1066 01:25:02,239 --> 01:25:07,760 » Okay. >> Thank [applause] you. 1067 01:25:05,040 --> 01:25:14,719 » You're very welcome. Um, I just want to be very clear, okay? We have done damage 1068 01:25:12,159 --> 01:25:22,960 assessments. That is not an inspection of your home. That is not any reason to 1069 01:25:20,000 --> 01:25:27,280 identify anything other than there has been damage in your community. That's 1070 01:25:26,000 --> 01:25:32,960 it. So, >> why was the utility company putting out 1071 01:25:29,679 --> 01:25:36,159 calls that your house was on demolition? Why did that happen? 1072 01:25:34,080 --> 01:25:42,080 » I can't speak to that. I can only talk about what damage assessments were done 1073 01:25:39,199 --> 01:25:47,520 and all all we did was identify how many homes met the federal criteria 1074 01:25:45,600 --> 01:25:53,280 um for us to put in our declaration letter to show the need for us to get 1075 01:25:51,199 --> 01:25:58,400 that federal assistance. That is the only thing that happened. FEMA 1076 01:25:55,199 --> 01:26:02,800 inspectors have not been here. Um FEMA assistance for individuals is not 1077 01:26:00,480 --> 01:26:07,199 available yet. We're working really hard to try to get it. Um, but if anyone 1078 01:26:05,760 --> 01:26:13,360 comes to your home and says that they're a FEMA inspector, that is not true. All 1079 01:26:10,880 --> 01:26:18,639 of us from the state and FEMA have these badges. Please feel free to ask us for 1080 01:26:16,159 --> 01:26:25,880 them. We will never tell you no. We're not going to show you this. Okay. Yes, 1081 01:26:21,360 --> 01:26:25,880 sir. I was outside my homestead. 1082 01:26:33,440 --> 01:26:37,560 » Yeah, that >> my house. 1083 01:26:39,679 --> 01:26:42,679 » So, 1084 01:26:45,840 --> 01:26:54,000 » I will have to look into that. if you can give that information to Wade. Um, 1085 01:26:51,280 --> 01:27:00,320 we I don't have any answers for that right now. Um, but there, to my 1086 01:26:58,400 --> 01:27:05,120 knowledge, there has been no FEMA inspectors here to do that. Our damage 1087 01:27:02,320 --> 01:27:09,440 assessment teams were out looking at what the damage assessment, you know, 1088 01:27:07,360 --> 01:27:14,000 totals were to help us get that federal declaration. Um, but if you can take 1089 01:27:12,560 --> 01:27:18,000 that information, we'll >> So, yeah, before you you leave, let's 1090 01:27:16,320 --> 01:27:22,400 let's talk. I'll write down your information. But she's right. We've had 1091 01:27:19,920 --> 01:27:26,960 one person that I've seen that came to my office and told me they were here and 1092 01:27:24,480 --> 01:27:31,120 they went around with IDHS staff and what they do, they don't go in homes. 1093 01:27:28,719 --> 01:27:36,320 They look at the damaged homes. They write that down and they they will talk 1094 01:27:33,520 --> 01:27:40,480 to you if you're out there um give you some information. They So, you got to 1095 01:27:39,040 --> 01:27:45,520 remember when they're doing damage assessment, destroyed means one thing, 1096 01:27:43,040 --> 01:27:49,920 right? Condemned is something that they they're not here to do. They're not here 1097 01:27:47,600 --> 01:27:54,719 to condemn those homes or say you can't live there. They're here to assess the 1098 01:27:52,080 --> 01:27:59,199 damage uh to the structure so that we can meet a certain dollar threshold to 1099 01:27:57,120 --> 01:28:03,760 uh be able to apply for that federal declaration. 1100 01:28:01,520 --> 01:28:08,159 So, yeah, give me your information. We'll get with the state and have that 1101 01:28:05,760 --> 01:28:13,120 conversation to see uh what actually transpired if that helps. 1102 01:28:10,880 --> 01:28:18,239 » And that's why you need to not demolish your house because the only people that 1103 01:28:15,760 --> 01:28:22,719 have been here so far is to get the FEMA declaration to see if we had the 1104 01:28:19,840 --> 01:28:28,159 numbers. Once we get a declaration, then they got to the FEMA people have to come 1105 01:28:24,960 --> 01:28:34,320 in and with you decide how much money they're going to give you. Okay? Don't 1106 01:28:31,120 --> 01:28:38,639 demolish your house. a case like yours, like he said, give him the information. 1107 01:28:36,400 --> 01:28:42,960 We'll we'll find it. And if these were impostors, we'll find them. Okay. 1108 01:28:41,040 --> 01:28:45,360 » Can you put that on the city mayor's website? 1109 01:28:43,520 --> 01:28:49,600 » I cannot. So, here's the thing. The mayor runs the city. I am a county 1110 01:28:47,920 --> 01:28:55,199 employee. I work for the Faget County Commissioners. I I apologize. I can't 1111 01:28:52,560 --> 01:28:59,679 force the mayor to do anything. I can't force the county to do anything. I work 1112 01:28:57,199 --> 01:29:06,320 for them. But I'm here to help you not make rash decisions uh that will hurt us 1113 01:29:02,960 --> 01:29:10,080 in the long run. If you're somebody like this gentleman and you've already made 1114 01:29:07,920 --> 01:29:15,040 that decision because somebody said that you could get with me, we'll get in 1115 01:29:12,239 --> 01:29:17,760 contact and we'll see what is going on with that. 1116 01:29:16,719 --> 01:29:20,800 » Am I up? >> Please. 1117 01:29:18,480 --> 01:29:26,159 » All right. Uh anyways, I'm going to beat this dead horse a little bit about the 1118 01:29:22,719 --> 01:29:30,080 demo. Uh though I my hearts go out to all these people that lived over there 1119 01:29:27,520 --> 01:29:34,800 and lost everything. Uh never been through that myself and hope I never do. 1120 01:29:32,239 --> 01:29:39,679 » I came tonight. I think I spoke to you. I came tonight uh to sign the papers to 1121 01:29:37,760 --> 01:29:45,360 demo the house. >> Um and Malia is that 1122 01:29:42,639 --> 01:29:47,840 » No, she I think Okay. Malia I think left. 1123 01:29:45,760 --> 01:29:51,199 » I spoke to her and she said to come tonight and sign the papers. 1124 01:29:49,440 --> 01:29:55,679 » Well, I don't have any papers for you to sign. Sorry. I had two contractors look 1125 01:29:54,000 --> 01:30:00,639 at our house, said it was demoed. The city called and said it was on the demo, 1126 01:29:58,239 --> 01:30:05,360 » destroyed list. Here's my issue. I'm a landlord. 1127 01:30:02,000 --> 01:30:09,920 » Um, so I own the property, but right now it's like a uh I don't know, amusement 1128 01:30:08,400 --> 01:30:14,080 park over there with people driving through and looking at properties and 1129 01:30:11,600 --> 01:30:19,120 walking across your land and stuff. I hold a risk because of the liability on 1130 01:30:16,800 --> 01:30:21,920 that. I have insurance on the property. I didn't have flood insurance. It wasn't 1131 01:30:21,040 --> 01:30:25,760 in a flood plane, >> right? 1132 01:30:22,800 --> 01:30:29,840 » Uh, two sides of my foundation's gone. But my issue is the longer I let that 1133 01:30:27,920 --> 01:30:33,920 house stand, I hold some liability when my insurance 1134 01:30:32,159 --> 01:30:37,840 says, "Hey, your house was destroyed. We're cancelelling you." Now I'm 100% at 1135 01:30:37,280 --> 01:30:39,920 risk. >> Mhm. 1136 01:30:38,320 --> 01:30:41,280 » Because I don't even have insurance, period. 1137 01:30:40,560 --> 01:30:44,719 » Right. >> So, 1138 01:30:42,880 --> 01:30:48,400 that's my issue. And that's why I'm like, "Hey, I've had contractors come 1139 01:30:46,960 --> 01:30:53,520 in. They told me it's not worth rebuilding. The city said demo it, but 1140 01:30:50,560 --> 01:30:57,840 now you guys are saying don't demo. But me and my insurance is in a real bad 1141 01:30:55,679 --> 01:31:02,080 spot right now because we hold risk if somebody walks through the house, they 1142 01:30:59,920 --> 01:31:04,639 fall through the floor, they get cut on all the windows that are busted out of 1143 01:31:03,840 --> 01:31:06,800 it. >> They're coming after me and my insurance 1144 01:31:06,239 --> 01:31:11,199 company. >> So, and to your point, this is exactly 1145 01:31:09,600 --> 01:31:16,400 your decision. You're the property owner. Like I said, I can't tell you to 1146 01:31:13,760 --> 01:31:20,960 demo or not demo your home. What the city does on their side is what the city 1147 01:31:19,040 --> 01:31:25,600 does on their side. I'm trying to give you the best advice to get us through. 1148 01:31:23,360 --> 01:31:28,719 » Let me ask you this, Cinjun Nation, Navy, or whoever. Is there help to 1149 01:31:27,360 --> 01:31:33,040 secure the house? >> Well, uh, that would be we would need to 1150 01:31:31,199 --> 01:31:36,159 I I don't think there's enough law enforcement to do that. That would be 1151 01:31:35,040 --> 01:31:40,239 » saying to board it up. >> Oh, yes. Yes. So, if you're having 1152 01:31:38,159 --> 01:31:44,639 issues with boarding up, these groups will come around and board your house 1153 01:31:41,600 --> 01:31:47,199 up. Team Rubicon will do that. uh if you're not able to to do that, that's 1154 01:31:46,719 --> 01:31:50,560 what the >> We did some of it, but we didn't go 1155 01:31:48,800 --> 01:31:54,159 overboard because I thought, well, why do I want to waste all the time and 1156 01:31:52,719 --> 01:31:57,040 resources if I'm demoing it? >> Sure. 1157 01:31:54,800 --> 01:32:01,840 » Uh you know, most of the inside of the house is still intact, but I'm like, why 1158 01:31:59,199 --> 01:32:03,040 pull out the carpet and the drywall if we're demoing it, 1159 01:32:02,639 --> 01:32:05,760 » right? >> So, I have a huge mold farm over there 1160 01:32:05,199 --> 01:32:08,719 probably now. >> Yeah. Yeah. I'm sure. 1161 01:32:06,719 --> 01:32:13,199 » Uh but we're in limbo, you know? I'm ready to go ahead and move forward and 1162 01:32:10,560 --> 01:32:15,920 demo and rebuild, but now I'm hearing don't do that. 1163 01:32:13,920 --> 01:32:19,040 » Well, we're doing we're telling you not to do that because we want to get you 1164 01:32:17,520 --> 01:32:23,120 the maximum amount of dollars. And if FEMA does get in here or when they get 1165 01:32:21,600 --> 01:32:26,560 in here and they need to see something, if the house is gone, what are they 1166 01:32:25,199 --> 01:32:30,000 going to to assess? >> And I get these things don't happen 1167 01:32:28,000 --> 01:32:32,719 quick and I get a lot of people lost their whole livelihoods. 1168 01:32:31,440 --> 01:32:36,159 » It's heartbreaking. >> But but as a landlord, like I said, we 1169 01:32:34,639 --> 01:32:40,639 hold a lot of liabilities. >> Oh yeah, absolutely. You're making a 1170 01:32:38,400 --> 01:32:45,920 really good point. There is a difference between landlord and homeowner. Okay. As 1171 01:32:43,679 --> 01:32:50,080 far as FEMA's concerned and everybody else, how many apartment units do you 1172 01:32:49,040 --> 01:32:54,159 have? >> Um, I think we have like three or four 1173 01:32:52,400 --> 01:32:58,639 right now in total. >> Okay. I don't know if you heard me while 1174 01:32:56,239 --> 01:33:01,440 ago if you own more than four. >> I did. 1175 01:32:59,440 --> 01:33:06,320 » Okay. You're considered a business >> and I'm also a realtor. So, I know 1176 01:33:04,000 --> 01:33:09,920 » given the state laws any more than four, I believe. Right. Exactly. 1177 01:33:08,080 --> 01:33:13,840 » You have to be licensed, I think. >> Yeah. You have to make and you should be 1178 01:33:11,760 --> 01:33:18,000 fully insured and FEMA won't have anything to do with you anyway. 1179 01:33:15,120 --> 01:33:22,400 Probably. Okay. Uh and as he said, you know, it's your decision. I understand 1180 01:33:20,000 --> 01:33:26,480 your liability and you're right. You could have it boarded up completely if 1181 01:33:24,400 --> 01:33:27,840 it's just a matter of keeping people out of the house, 1182 01:33:27,360 --> 01:33:32,719 » right? >> You know, wrap it with a lot of uh 1183 01:33:29,360 --> 01:33:40,000 yellow tape and uh enter at your own risk. uh you might want to consult an 1184 01:33:36,239 --> 01:33:41,840 attorney and ask uh there is a number that 1185 01:33:40,880 --> 01:33:47,840 » state legal >> yeah that's Indiana state legal aid uh 1186 01:33:44,480 --> 01:33:55,040 they're doing probono um counsel or consulting on on legal things um yeah it 1187 01:33:52,719 --> 01:33:58,320 is a tough one but as a landlord you are you're different than the homeowner as 1188 01:33:57,120 --> 01:34:03,600 far as FEMA is going so >> so are you saying virtually as a land 1189 01:34:00,880 --> 01:34:08,560 owner there is not going to be any FEMA No, I'm not saying as a as a not a land 1190 01:34:06,719 --> 01:34:12,880 owner, but a >> I mean, I'm I'm a land owner and also 1191 01:34:10,400 --> 01:34:17,120 the landlord, but you know, my total investment's been destroyed. So, 1192 01:34:15,040 --> 01:34:21,360 » Yes. Yes. Okay. But all of your apartments are in that one building. 1193 01:34:18,719 --> 01:34:25,360 » It's just one. It's a single house. It's a single house. And much like the young 1194 01:34:23,840 --> 01:34:29,840 lady that was sitting over here and spoke when I bought our house, our all 1195 01:34:28,080 --> 01:34:33,120 all of our properties are on a blanket policy, 1196 01:34:30,400 --> 01:34:38,320 » right? Um, I knew it was close to a flood zone. I checked the FEMA map. My 1197 01:34:35,840 --> 01:34:40,639 insurance agent and I spoke and he said, "It's not in a flood plane. You don't 1198 01:34:39,760 --> 01:34:43,040 need flood insurance." >> Yeah. 1199 01:34:41,199 --> 01:34:46,159 » So, we didn't have flood insurance. Everything else was insured on the 1200 01:34:44,560 --> 01:34:51,440 property. >> So, I didn't lose all my possessions, 1201 01:34:48,639 --> 01:34:55,360 but I lost a valuable asset that I >> How good How how good are you with 1202 01:34:53,199 --> 01:34:57,440 computer as far as doing a Google search and stuff? 1203 01:34:56,400 --> 01:35:01,040 » I'm fairly savvy. >> Okay. I would first of all go out to the 1204 01:34:59,280 --> 01:35:04,080 FEMA page and there's the questions and answers thing and you can actually put 1205 01:35:02,560 --> 01:35:06,880 in any kind of questions. >> Sure. 1206 01:35:04,480 --> 01:35:12,560 » See if and and reward it several ways to get, you know, uh several opinions. You 1207 01:35:09,840 --> 01:35:19,280 can even do that right on Google or AI >> and just ask, you know, if I'm I'm a 1208 01:35:17,520 --> 01:35:23,520 landlord with three or four apartments, whatever it is, and should I tear the 1209 01:35:20,800 --> 01:35:29,199 house down before FEMA sees it? And then uh just I'll close with this but even 1210 01:35:26,639 --> 01:35:30,960 the land owner landlords will get a case manager. Is that correct? 1211 01:35:30,320 --> 01:35:34,159 » Yes. >> Do you know the timing on that? 1212 01:35:33,840 --> 01:35:36,960 » Okay. >> How do you get your case worker? 1213 01:35:36,320 --> 01:35:41,520 » So >> the case workers the Red Cross 1214 01:35:40,560 --> 01:35:46,960 manager I'm sorry. >> Yeah. your case managers, they will come 1215 01:35:44,320 --> 01:35:53,760 once this the committee is put together for that and then they will work off the 1216 01:35:50,159 --> 01:35:56,639 211 list to reach out to those numbers. >> As long as there's not a glitch with the 1217 01:35:56,000 --> 01:36:00,080 21, >> right? 1218 01:35:57,679 --> 01:36:03,679 » So, it's not going to hurt you to go in and do that application again. If you're 1219 01:36:02,080 --> 01:36:09,679 doubled in there, I will see the duplication. Um, so, you know, I would 1220 01:36:07,360 --> 01:36:12,320 make sure I was on that list somehow. So, 1221 01:36:11,840 --> 01:36:15,360 » thank you. >> Thank you for your question. 1222 01:36:13,360 --> 01:36:19,040 » What you're saying is if you had insurance, flood insurance, people won't 1223 01:36:17,600 --> 01:36:23,840 help you or >> No, no, no. We're not saying that. 1224 01:36:20,639 --> 01:36:27,360 » No. So, what we're saying is if you had flood insurance or didn't have flood 1225 01:36:25,600 --> 01:36:30,880 insurance, file a claim with your insurance carrier, let them deny you, 1226 01:36:29,199 --> 01:36:35,920 and keep track of all of that information. The time's coming where 1227 01:36:33,280 --> 01:36:39,199 those questions will be answered um to help you get through this process. 1228 01:36:37,600 --> 01:36:43,840 Honestly, >> go ahead. 1229 01:36:41,679 --> 01:36:48,159 I think we'll do the last two after you and then I really do need to get to uh 1230 01:36:46,800 --> 01:36:51,440 getting back to work. So, >> okay. First of all, I want to I want to 1231 01:36:50,239 --> 01:36:55,119 thank the Red Cross. >> Yes, absolutely. 1232 01:36:52,239 --> 01:37:02,239 » Lady came over, took all my information stuff. Very good job. I well pleased. 1233 01:36:58,639 --> 01:37:06,159 Cage and Navy come over there and done a lot of work in the house. I wish I'd 1234 01:37:04,639 --> 01:37:09,679 come back and finish, but that's a different story. 1235 01:37:07,600 --> 01:37:14,560 If you need somebody to come back and finish, let us know. 1236 01:37:12,880 --> 01:37:20,800 » Well, we'll see what happens tomorrow. How many show I got to show up and then 1237 01:37:18,639 --> 01:37:26,400 only one from the city that I've seen over there on a Howard Street 1238 01:37:24,239 --> 01:37:30,480 is the assistant fire chief came over. He wanted to know 1239 01:37:28,320 --> 01:37:35,600 you going to you want your house tore down. I said 1240 01:37:33,360 --> 01:37:41,199 not planning on it. Asked him, why are you asking? said, "Well, we'll tear it 1241 01:37:37,840 --> 01:37:46,800 down for free. The city will." And I said, "Well, my plans are to stay 1242 01:37:43,040 --> 01:37:51,920 here." And no one else from the city, mayor, no one else has never been in 1243 01:37:49,360 --> 01:37:55,199 there except for the assistant chief. And you, Wade, you know me. 1244 01:37:53,840 --> 01:37:59,600 » For a long time, >> a long, long time, man. And that's 1245 01:37:57,840 --> 01:38:02,159 basically all I got to say. They just >> Yeah. 1246 01:38:00,000 --> 01:38:06,000 » They said I basically had two choices. Tear it down or rebuild. 1247 01:38:03,840 --> 01:38:11,360 » Right. Well, my plans are to re stay there, but it's getting tough. 1248 01:38:09,199 --> 01:38:17,600 » Again, I can't speak for what the city's doing. They have their own their own 1249 01:38:14,480 --> 01:38:22,080 » thing. I I wish it was more streamlined, but um that we are two separate 1250 01:38:20,000 --> 01:38:26,400 entities, right? And they get to choose what they're going to do. Um 1251 01:38:24,480 --> 01:38:30,000 » I want to thank all the volunteers, >> man. That's they've been they have been 1252 01:38:28,159 --> 01:38:33,199 amazing. They've helped our community. >> Point 1253 01:38:30,960 --> 01:38:36,960 » all of them. All of them. They've been great. Yeah, if somebody's hungry, then 1254 01:38:35,520 --> 01:38:40,239 they they're not getting the message that there's a lot of food out there. 1255 01:38:38,400 --> 01:38:43,360 » A couple good meals out there. >> That's all I have to say. Thank you for 1256 01:38:42,400 --> 01:38:47,440 » Thank you. Go ahead. >> It's extremely confusing to I'm 1257 01:38:45,520 --> 01:38:52,880 learning, you know, that you air the county and the city's on a whole 1258 01:38:49,280 --> 01:38:56,320 separate separate track and homeowners are getting confused are getting offers 1259 01:38:54,320 --> 01:38:59,600 to free tear down and then you're you're fearing that if you don't take their 1260 01:38:58,000 --> 01:39:03,679 offer and you end up needing to tear it down, then you know who's going to pay 1261 01:39:01,360 --> 01:39:08,239 for that, right? But my my two primary questions mainly for Jane is I know 1262 01:39:05,840 --> 01:39:12,480 you've been doing this a long long time. So what 1263 01:39:10,639 --> 01:39:19,280 » oh sorry so you've been doing this a long long time and um thank you for your 1264 01:39:15,360 --> 01:39:23,840 service. All of you truly um the road ahead it sounds like a couple years 1265 01:39:21,040 --> 01:39:29,920 process for people who might who do want to stick with uh getting aid and 1266 01:39:27,280 --> 01:39:33,920 volunteer help and there's there's help for rebuilding help with materials help 1267 01:39:32,159 --> 01:39:39,119 with everything but it sounds like it's a couple year process is that 1268 01:39:36,639 --> 01:39:40,239 » not per household but to get every household. 1269 01:39:39,920 --> 01:39:43,119 » Okay. >> I mean I'm you know there will be some I 1270 01:39:42,080 --> 01:39:46,239 mean you're going to have a list and you're going to pick them off as you go. 1271 01:39:44,320 --> 01:39:51,119 You see what I'm saying? Right. And so I guess if we have any 1272 01:39:49,520 --> 01:39:54,400 hope of saving our home, continue mitigation and 1273 01:39:52,880 --> 01:39:56,480 » and don't tear it down. >> Right. 1274 01:39:54,960 --> 01:40:01,440 » Okay. And did I ask any >> Well, the m the mitigation part. So, we 1275 01:39:58,960 --> 01:40:05,840 got to go back in now and try to prevent the mold and all of that. 1276 01:40:03,360 --> 01:40:09,600 » I would do my best to do that. Um, but if you need help, that's what our 1277 01:40:07,600 --> 01:40:13,760 resources, our volunteers are for, to do that for you. uh you know if you give 1278 01:40:12,000 --> 01:40:17,280 them access to go in and take care of that that's what they're going to do. 1279 01:40:15,119 --> 01:40:22,159 » That would be fabulous. Okay. Awesome. Okay. That's ba that's basically the 1280 01:40:19,600 --> 01:40:25,840 same thing I'm asking is, you know, we stopped. We absolutely stopped because 1281 01:40:24,560 --> 01:40:28,000 Okay, >> we still have water in the basement. 1282 01:40:27,520 --> 01:40:30,960 » Yeah. >> And we were told not to pump it out 1283 01:40:29,520 --> 01:40:34,560 anymore because the walls are going to cave and it could be very dangerous and 1284 01:40:33,280 --> 01:40:39,440 I don't want anybody down there getting hurt. Um my sister's house that already 1285 01:40:37,199 --> 01:40:44,000 happened when they were pumping and so we have stopped everything. There's mold 1286 01:40:41,920 --> 01:40:47,360 growing on the walls now. It's getting worse by the moment. We don't have 1287 01:40:45,840 --> 01:40:52,320 anything in there. The windows are closed. We have stopped and we signed a 1288 01:40:49,679 --> 01:40:57,440 paper saying okay tear it down. Now we're hearing don't tear it down. And 1289 01:40:55,600 --> 01:41:00,159 now we're really confused on what to do now because 1290 01:40:58,159 --> 01:41:05,360 » trying to make the confusion. I'm I'm really not I'm trying to give you the 1291 01:41:02,080 --> 01:41:08,320 best advice to get you the most help with resources. 1292 01:41:06,960 --> 01:41:13,679 » Yeah. >> And but they haven't been coming to us 1293 01:41:10,719 --> 01:41:15,840 and there's when we don't know like we don't know where to go to get the 1294 01:41:15,040 --> 01:41:19,920 resources >> coming and that will be pushed out. 1295 01:41:18,400 --> 01:41:23,360 » But we're not there. >> Okay. I'm sorry. I've still got the mic, 1296 01:41:22,239 --> 01:41:26,719 don't I? >> We're not We're not at the home because 1297 01:41:26,159 --> 01:41:31,520 we've >> you need you need to get team Rubicon or 1298 01:41:28,960 --> 01:41:36,639 those guys out there to take a look and help you muck out the house. Get the wet 1299 01:41:34,239 --> 01:41:39,760 stuff out because more and more the the longer it sits, the more it's going to 1300 01:41:38,000 --> 01:41:41,920 cause to put back together because of the mold and everything that's growing 1301 01:41:41,280 --> 01:41:45,679 in there. Okay. >> Yeah. No, that's why we just 1302 01:41:43,119 --> 01:41:48,560 » Has anybody told you that your house is >> it's destroyed? 1303 01:41:47,760 --> 01:41:52,080 » Not condemned. Just >> who told you that? 1304 01:41:50,080 --> 01:41:54,639 » That was on the list from the Cinjun Navy. 1305 01:41:53,600 --> 01:41:59,760 » So, we're being told to >> We went to the We went to the city hall 1306 01:41:57,119 --> 01:42:05,760 and we were on that list at the city hall. I called the Cinjun Navy. called 1307 01:42:02,320 --> 01:42:08,960 the Kinjun Nova phone number and um we were on the list. 1308 01:42:07,280 --> 01:42:12,400 » Okay. But on the list doesn't mean anything until an engineer or somebody 1309 01:42:10,639 --> 01:42:14,800 looks at it to see if it's structurally sound. 1310 01:42:12,960 --> 01:42:19,280 » Okay. So, but nobody was telling us, okay, you need to wait. There's you need 1311 01:42:17,280 --> 01:42:23,600 to tell your house and again doing it and telling us we're not going to get 1312 01:42:21,119 --> 01:42:29,440 more funding if we tear it down. It's not that you won't get more, but if the 1313 01:42:25,760 --> 01:42:35,040 in the FEMA inspectors can look at the damage themselves, 1314 01:42:31,840 --> 01:42:38,159 » they'll give a more accurate amount to you. 1315 01:42:36,159 --> 01:42:42,000 » If you just have to go by pictures, they may look at it and say, 1316 01:42:39,920 --> 01:42:45,520 » "Oh, well, yeah, that's that, you know, I'm sorry. I didn't see any cracks or 1317 01:42:43,679 --> 01:42:46,560 anything in those pictures, so we're not going to pay you anything." 1318 01:42:46,400 --> 01:42:50,320 » Okay. >> Okay. Then why is the Cinjun Navy here 1319 01:42:48,800 --> 01:42:52,880 telling people that they should not be here telling people to go ahead and tear 1320 01:42:52,080 --> 01:42:54,719 their houses down? >> No, they should not be telling people 1321 01:42:54,159 --> 01:42:57,040 that. >> So why are they here telling people 1322 01:42:56,560 --> 01:43:00,080 that? >> They're very good at some of the things 1323 01:42:58,560 --> 01:43:04,080 they're doing, but they should not. >> She's not here to answer our question, 1324 01:43:01,520 --> 01:43:06,719 » but she says that it was not her, so it might be one of their people. 1325 01:43:05,840 --> 01:43:10,400 » Okay. >> So if we don't tear it down, 1326 01:43:08,080 --> 01:43:15,840 » it was it was her saying that we were on the list for the house being considered 1327 01:43:13,440 --> 01:43:19,600 destroyed. and she explained what the destroyed meant. 1328 01:43:16,960 --> 01:43:24,800 » Let me clear that up for you. So, when we do and when our search and rescue 1329 01:43:21,600 --> 01:43:28,719 team went out, they categorize houses as they're searching for for victims, 1330 01:43:26,639 --> 01:43:34,480 people that are hurt, their primary job is to search for people to rescue them. 1331 01:43:32,719 --> 01:43:38,800 um the people that that responders weren't able to get to that search team 1332 01:43:36,239 --> 01:43:44,239 comes in that. As they're doing that, they're doing damage assessments to help 1333 01:43:41,360 --> 01:43:50,239 us find out what homes are damaged. And they have four main categories: minor, 1334 01:43:47,199 --> 01:43:55,840 affected, major, and destroyed. What that does is tells FEMA to look more 1335 01:43:52,880 --> 01:44:01,280 closely at these houses. That doesn't mean that your house is needs condemned. 1336 01:43:59,520 --> 01:44:05,360 That that's exactly what it means. that tells our search and rescue team said, 1337 01:44:03,520 --> 01:44:11,280 "You need to look at these houses in this light and pay attention to this." 1338 01:44:08,880 --> 01:44:15,520 That I think is where they've got a hold of the list and they've used that 1339 01:44:12,960 --> 01:44:20,880 without understanding it and it's caused a lot of issues. Okay, 1340 01:44:17,199 --> 01:44:24,800 » that's why it's really important to uh hear stuff from emergency management 1341 01:44:22,960 --> 01:44:29,760 because I'm dealing with FEMA in this state on what I can give and what they 1342 01:44:27,280 --> 01:44:34,239 can do. I would be very careful if anybody walks up and says your house is 1343 01:44:31,679 --> 01:44:38,320 condemned. There has to be ordinances in place for that. There has to be 1344 01:44:36,080 --> 01:44:43,280 structural engineers. There has to be health code violations that with people 1345 01:44:40,400 --> 01:44:47,199 that have those degrees and those those uh roles to perform that function. 1346 01:44:45,119 --> 01:44:50,400 » I spent hours sitting over there for two days here because I heard that there 1347 01:44:48,880 --> 01:44:53,600 were going to be people coming around to do that 1348 01:44:51,199 --> 01:44:55,840 » and then nobody came and nobody came. Nobody's coming. 1349 01:44:54,239 --> 01:44:59,840 » I hurt for you. I do. I hurt for you. >> Except for the cinjun lady. She 1350 01:44:57,520 --> 01:45:03,119 personally called me to tell me that. >> Right. So 1351 01:45:00,719 --> 01:45:05,920 » that our houses are destroyed and we need to have them tore down. 1352 01:45:04,400 --> 01:45:10,639 » That's where the confusions come in because they don't understand the FEMA 1353 01:45:08,159 --> 01:45:16,000 paperwork and the the side the emergency management deals with. And I hate that 1354 01:45:12,880 --> 01:45:20,639 for you. I so much. But your case particularly if you have floodwaters in 1355 01:45:18,880 --> 01:45:24,480 your basement, right? You cannot just pump it out because the ground will cave 1356 01:45:22,560 --> 01:45:27,520 it in. It has to be done slow and methodical while the ground outside is 1357 01:45:26,639 --> 01:45:30,320 drying. >> Right. So, 1358 01:45:28,400 --> 01:45:33,520 » so we had it pumped twice >> and it came back in. 1359 01:45:31,760 --> 01:45:38,320 » Right. >> Yes. And so we left it alone and we've 1360 01:45:36,000 --> 01:45:39,679 left it alone and now the ground's drier than it was. 1361 01:45:39,119 --> 01:45:42,880 » Right. >> But I'm sure it's still moist there in 1362 01:45:41,600 --> 01:45:47,280 that particular area. >> Maybe a foot of water down every day. 1363 01:45:45,360 --> 01:45:51,280 » Well, we're probably at around a foot now. But I'm scared to death to have 1364 01:45:49,199 --> 01:45:54,719 anybody be in that basement. I'm just afraid that that something had hurt. 1365 01:45:53,119 --> 01:45:58,320 » So, when these houses start crumbling, when they're so ate up with the black 1366 01:45:56,639 --> 01:46:03,040 mold and stuff, who's going to tear them down at a later date? 1367 01:45:59,920 --> 01:46:07,840 » Let's let's start back again. >> Okay. First of all, and and the Cinjun 1368 01:46:05,520 --> 01:46:11,920 Navy is trying very hard. Have a lot of respect for the work they do. I was 1369 01:46:10,320 --> 01:46:17,119 there in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina when they started and uh I've 1370 01:46:14,719 --> 01:46:21,119 watched them grow. They're doing well, but they don't have all the answers. 1371 01:46:18,960 --> 01:46:26,960 Okay? They're only like not that old yet. They're growing. Okay. 1372 01:46:24,560 --> 01:46:32,080 No organization can tell you. I can't walk in there and 1373 01:46:29,840 --> 01:46:36,000 tell you your house is condemned or your house needs to be torn down. That's only 1374 01:46:34,239 --> 01:46:40,639 the structural engineer that is going to be able to really tell you that unless 1375 01:46:38,560 --> 01:46:44,800 you've been told that by somebody you know and trust as a structural engineer. 1376 01:46:44,480 --> 01:46:50,639 » Yes. >> Don't tear your Don't let them tear your 1377 01:46:46,639 --> 01:46:52,400 house down, please. Okay. Um, >> what about the mitigation? 1378 01:46:51,840 --> 01:46:55,040 » What about >> now the mitigation part? 1379 01:46:53,679 --> 01:46:58,800 » Going to tear it down. We're going to get volunteers to come help. 1380 01:46:56,239 --> 01:47:04,320 » So, the mitigation, I would like you to connect to team Rubicon who's behind me. 1381 01:47:01,760 --> 01:47:08,080 Okay. And have them out take a look and see if they can muck out the house and 1382 01:47:06,320 --> 01:47:13,760 finish pumping it out and that sort of thing. He he'll have people 1383 01:47:10,880 --> 01:47:17,040 » What we can do is if it's not safe to go in the house, 1384 01:47:15,360 --> 01:47:22,400 » then we can't go in, >> right? But we'll have you sign a a right 1385 01:47:19,360 --> 01:47:28,800 of entry because every everything in our process everything is legal is you allow 1386 01:47:25,440 --> 01:47:35,199 us to come into the house first. We'll look and see what damage is and then uh 1387 01:47:31,840 --> 01:47:40,960 we'll send if if if we can do something. >> We brief you and say, "Okay, this is 1388 01:47:37,600 --> 01:47:44,239 what we see. This it looks like we can do something here and we'll tell you 1389 01:47:43,199 --> 01:47:49,679 what we can do." >> Okay. Um, and then what will happen is 1390 01:47:47,920 --> 01:47:54,080 follow on there will be a team that will come in and actually do the work. 1391 01:47:51,600 --> 01:47:57,520 » Okay. So you we we signed a paper saying you can come in and then you get hurt. 1392 01:47:56,080 --> 01:47:59,199 What happens then? >> They're signed. 1393 01:47:58,000 --> 01:48:02,719 » They're insured. So it's not going to come on us. 1394 01:47:59,679 --> 01:48:04,080 » You get hurt then that's on us. >> Okay. 1395 01:48:02,960 --> 01:48:08,639 » Yeah. >> The good thing about VOAD partners is 1396 01:48:06,960 --> 01:48:10,800 they all have their own liability insurance. 1397 01:48:09,840 --> 01:48:14,159 » Okay. >> Okay. So, it won't come back on you and 1398 01:48:12,719 --> 01:48:15,920 it won't come back on the city or the county. 1399 01:48:14,480 --> 01:48:19,920 » All right. So, I'm hoping I can get us off the list. But wait, I have one more 1400 01:48:17,600 --> 01:48:25,199 question for you as far as can we check with you somehow to find out if we are 1401 01:48:22,000 --> 01:48:28,320 on that list for the 211. I did it twice. 1402 01:48:25,920 --> 01:48:31,920 » Call 211 and ask. That's about the only way. Unless 1403 01:48:29,199 --> 01:48:36,320 » I can't You don't have like an address. >> To do everybody really quick, but I have 1404 01:48:33,679 --> 01:48:42,480 the list. That's right. Office. So, if if you email me or or text me, uh my 1405 01:48:40,239 --> 01:48:44,719 number's out there or I can give it to you before you leave. I can check for 1406 01:48:44,400 --> 01:48:49,040 you. >> And that's the thing is I haven't really 1407 01:48:46,960 --> 01:48:53,199 » I don't have Facebook, so I don't really have that information readily available 1408 01:48:51,040 --> 01:48:55,840 to me. Thankfully, my sister's on there, I think. So, thankfully, I'm just I 1409 01:48:55,360 --> 01:48:59,119 really >> And if you notice, I don't push a lot of 1410 01:48:57,679 --> 01:49:03,360 information because I don't have a lot of the answers yet. So I push the 1411 01:49:01,040 --> 01:49:07,679 information that I feels I'm accurate with and that I have the data and the 1412 01:49:05,840 --> 01:49:10,880 yeah the the the people to back >> but it would be nice to just have that 1413 01:49:09,199 --> 01:49:14,239 information sent to us that you are working on getting information and right 1414 01:49:12,480 --> 01:49:17,600 now we don't have any information so that we know that somebody is actually 1415 01:49:16,320 --> 01:49:22,639 out there doing something because we don't know we're just going with what 1416 01:49:19,360 --> 01:49:26,159 volunteers came to us that's all we had. It's a lot of chatter and you know a lot 1417 01:49:24,560 --> 01:49:29,920 of a lot of stuff goes around. Yeah. Once Team Rubicon if they can do the 1418 01:49:28,080 --> 01:49:34,000 muck out for you and everything. >> They'll let the house dry out and then 1419 01:49:31,840 --> 01:49:39,520 we'll send probably the Southern Baptist in to do the mold remediation. Okay. 1420 01:49:37,040 --> 01:49:43,760 They use the chemical that and you only have to stay out of the house a few 1421 01:49:40,960 --> 01:49:48,800 hours after they do that. Um but they are just every bit as good as any 1422 01:49:46,400 --> 01:49:52,080 » commercial mold remediation company that would charge you over $10,000. And it's 1423 01:49:50,880 --> 01:49:56,080 all free to use. >> Okay. 1424 01:49:53,119 --> 01:49:59,600 » So, do you have a question real quick? Because if not, I'm I'm gonna kind of 1425 01:49:57,840 --> 01:50:04,159 cut this off because I gotta get back to work. So, I know we can go around this 1426 01:50:02,080 --> 01:50:08,320 for a long time, but I want to make sure if you felt like you needed to ask a 1427 01:50:05,920 --> 01:50:12,880 question, you had the opportunity. Again, our commissioners, our county 1428 01:50:10,080 --> 01:50:16,880 government's working hard to help. Um, and I can only offer you what I know to 1429 01:50:15,679 --> 01:50:22,080 be accurate. >> Yes, sir. 1430 01:50:19,119 --> 01:50:25,440 clean out now. We keep it out on the beach. 1431 01:50:23,520 --> 01:50:28,560 » So, somebody will come around and pick that up. 1432 01:50:26,239 --> 01:50:31,360 » Yeah, they have been right. That's We're worried. 1433 01:50:30,080 --> 01:50:35,040 » So, this is not going to come back on you if they pick that trash up and take 1434 01:50:33,119 --> 01:50:39,679 it to the dump somewhere. That's going to be sorted out at a later time. You're 1435 01:50:37,840 --> 01:50:41,920 not going to have Am I missing the question? 1436 01:50:40,320 --> 01:50:46,400 » Yeah, it's kind of confusing because you're It's like this stuff has to be 1437 01:50:45,679 --> 01:50:51,480 » It [clears throat] does >> invested, but an individual. 1438 01:50:54,159 --> 01:51:01,119 Will our reimbursement or help be lessened because we don't have all of 1439 01:51:00,719 --> 01:51:05,840 those? >> No. No. So, so here's the thing. All 1440 01:51:03,840 --> 01:51:09,520 that trash is going to be weighed. All that debris is going to be weighed. It's 1441 01:51:07,760 --> 01:51:13,760 going to be separated and weighed and that will go towards our county. Now, to 1442 01:51:12,080 --> 01:51:17,280 your point, I had a lady from Cambridge said, "Hey, can we bring stuff to your 1443 01:51:15,440 --> 01:51:21,679 dump today?" I said, "No, because that's going to hurt your county getting 1444 01:51:19,119 --> 01:51:25,280 reimbursement for that debris and it's going to help Fyet County." So, I wanted 1445 01:51:23,679 --> 01:51:27,520 to be honest with her and say, "No, you can't dump here." 1446 01:51:26,320 --> 01:51:33,600 » But they are, >> but I I I am not controlling the dump 1447 01:51:30,480 --> 01:51:38,320 honestly. Um, that that's above my pay grade. And I hate to be I hate to say 1448 01:51:36,639 --> 01:51:44,800 that because I want to give you the answers you need. Um, but I just can't 1449 01:51:41,199 --> 01:51:49,159 that it's not my my area. Where do we get your information? 1450 01:51:49,840 --> 01:51:58,560 » So, I would go I would go to County's government website. My contact 1451 01:51:55,440 --> 01:52:03,360 information, my email is on there. Go to the government button. Click that and it 1452 01:52:01,520 --> 01:52:08,159 will list all the departments. I'm listed on that. I'm also on the city's 1453 01:52:05,520 --> 01:52:11,440 website as an emergency manager for the county, but we put it there because I 1454 01:52:10,159 --> 01:52:13,920 don't think they have an emergency manager. 1455 01:52:12,480 --> 01:52:18,239 » Thank you. So, thank you all for your time. I 1456 01:52:15,760 --> 01:52:22,719 appreciate it. I hope this helped. And stay tuned for information. Go ahead, 1457 01:52:20,639 --> 01:52:26,560 please. Yeah. I don't want to I don't want you not to. Yeah. 1458 01:52:24,239 --> 01:52:30,080 » I just had a couple things. Uh is the state relief fund and 211 separate 1459 01:52:28,400 --> 01:52:33,599 things or when you do it, they merge together? 1460 01:52:30,560 --> 01:52:38,719 » So, the state 211 is an intake form that's telling us that you need 1461 01:52:35,199 --> 01:52:44,560 assistance. The state disaster relief fund is a grant through Right. So that's 1462 01:52:41,840 --> 01:52:48,800 something totally different, but we've got to capture that so that we can vet 1463 01:52:46,880 --> 01:52:54,239 that, yeah, you've been affected by this flood, you know, they can at the state 1464 01:52:52,080 --> 01:52:57,760 level decide who gets those funding based on the information they have. 1465 01:52:56,239 --> 01:53:01,520 » Um, >> do you think if you plan on rebuilding, 1466 01:52:59,599 --> 01:53:04,719 should you get flood insurance now or should you wait? 1467 01:53:02,719 --> 01:53:08,880 » I would always say get flood insurance as soon and keep it covered as soon as 1468 01:53:08,159 --> 01:53:12,800 you can. >> Okay. So, and I don't know what that 1469 01:53:11,040 --> 01:53:14,320 process is, but I would get flood insurance. 1470 01:53:13,199 --> 01:53:17,199 » I have other ones, but I'm not going to keep you. 1471 01:53:14,800 --> 01:53:21,520 » So, hey, go to the website on the county and get my email, email me your 1472 01:53:18,960 --> 01:53:26,000 questions. I will respond. I have I can honestly say I've received 80 to 100 1473 01:53:23,840 --> 01:53:30,400 calls a day and I'm trying to get through everything. So, be patient. 1474 01:53:28,239 --> 01:53:37,239 » Yep. All right. Thank you all. >> Thank you. We have two rules signed with 1475 01:53:33,280 --> 01:53:37,239 the city to have their houses 1476 01:53:39,938 --> 01:53:41,958 » [music]