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1 TOWN MEETING 2 JANUARY 28 , 1992 • 3 PAGE 4 4 5 6 7 With the use of overhead graphs , Palmer showed the proposed ponding 8 areas . Some of the areas considered, such as the cemetary, the 9 park , or in areas where there are houses , were deemed not very 10 practical . The "ponding areas" concept was applied to several 11 locations . Other locations considered were the shopping center 12 where a super market is presently located and the trailer park. He 13 reviewed some of the proposed locations on the overhead, 14 specifically reviewing a proposal for Wilson Street , 30th to 31st 15 Avenues . 16 17 18 The third option was to "do nothing. " Palmer noted that there are 19 some suggestions to reduce damage presently being experienced such 20 as flood proofing and flood insurance. 21 22 Some actions which could be taken to flood proof an area were to 23 eliminate walk out basements , install glass block windows on the . 24 basement level and put in small levies or flood walls which would 25 be built into landscaping around a house to direct water away from 26 the foundation. 27 •28 Flood insurance is available through the Federal Government and 29 there are two programs, an interim program and a permanent program. 30 Palmer noted that the maximum insurance which could be purchased 31 through an interim program was for $35,000 and the maximum through 32 a permanent program is $185, 000 . He stated that the problem 33 involved with either of these programs is that only the contents of 34 the structure not located in the basement will be covered. Any 35 furnishings in the basement are not included in this coverage with 36 the exception of some appliances such as the furnace and the .water 37 heater . 38 39 In summary, Palmer stated that the plumbing option would be cost 40 prohibitive at twelve million dollars, the ponding area option 41 would also be expensive at about four million dollars and the 42 option of flood .proofing and purchasing of flood insurance would be 43 costly to the property owner. 44 45 46 Questions and Answers 47 48 Resident at 2716 St . Anthony Boulevard: This person inquired why 49 the study didn' t include the industrial side of County Road #88 . 50 51 Palmer responded that there is no place to store the water on any 52 of the industrial sites in this area. There is also no place to 53 store the water on County Road #88 other than the park or on the • 54 two undeveloped parcels on Wilson between 30th and 31st Avenues .