Now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has made their initial flood damage estimates, local governments are waiting on the next step.
Damages in the City of Yankton from Marne Creek flooding were estimated at over eighteen million dollars.
City Manager Amy Leon says they could get funding for a new project from FEMA…

Leon says they may combine repairs with a mitigation project…

Leon says they have engineers looking at repairs and upgrades to the flood control system…

Leon says repairs to Marne Creek could take several years.