Flood experts will be at Thunder Mountain Middle School's auditorium next Tuesday and Thursday.
Sam and Amanda Hatch, of Meander Way, raised their house after the 2023 outburst flood. Now, some of their neighbors are considering doing the same
The City and Borough of Juneau and officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host two public meetings next week to share ideas for flood proofing houses.During this August’s glacial outburst flood, nearly 300 homes in the Mendenhall Valley were damaged. Most took on water for the first time this year.
“People have questions about what’s the best thing to do for their particular property and their particular circumstances when it comes to placing those sandbags, or, you know, reinstalling drywall,” he said, adding that people may have questions about water resistant drywall orDuring the first event on Tuesday starting at 6 p.m., flooding experts will do a presentation on mitigation followed by a question and answer session.
Topics covered might include flood proof construction materials to use and advice about the proper placement of sandbags before flood events.
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