ST. LOUIS – St. Louis City officials submitted an application to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requesting more than $1 million to potentially buyout dozens of homes damaged by […]
City of St. Louis takes new steps to work with MSD to buy out properties in Ellendale following July flooding
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – There is new momentum for buyouts in the Ellendale neighborhood as the Metropolitan Sewer District and the City of St. Louis continue talks of long-term […]
MSD Says Buyouts Are Solid Solution For WG Flooding
The cost to buy six substantially damaged homes, and a commercial building, would be roughly $535,000. Webster Groves–St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District’s Executive Director and CEO Brian Hoelscher told Webster […]
North County residents raise decades-old concerns about a creek eroding their properties
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – Sink holes, rodents, shifting foundation and more. It’s a problem some North County residents have been dealing with, they said, for far too long. The […]
University City seeks federal funds to buy out flood-damaged homes
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – One of the hardest-hit St. Louis suburbs from July’s historic flash flooding just beats out a deadline to apply for federal flood funds for buyouts.
City Considers Buyouts As Flood Victims Try To Wade Forward
Webster Groves – …During a city council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 6, Deshane joined residents of five other properties in Webster Groves whose homes were heavily damaged during the historic July […]
U. City’s mayor questioned on slow flooding fixes after decades of studies
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. – Repeated severe flooding has cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Many residents lost all of their possessions. It’s a problem that’s been studied for decades.
University City hoping to buy out homes in flood plain
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) —University City is hoping to buy out hundreds of homes sitting on the notorious River Des Peres flood plain.
St. Louis sewer project proposes changes to reduce construction impact
The revision will replace two wastewater storage tunnels with a single tunnel, lessening the effects of easement acquisitions and traffic in the Richmond Heights area.
Rock Hill resident’s house at risk of falling into creek as flood damage worsens
UNIVERSITY CITY (KMOV) — Rock Hill resident Max Burch is a first-time homebuyer getting a crash course in the reality of homeownership.