PACIFIC MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN
TO MEET TO DISCUSS TAKING THE FIRST STEPS FOR
FEDERAL BUYOUT OF FLOOD-DAMAGED PROPERTIES

Over 180 homes and 30 businesses were damaged due to flood waters last month in Pacific, Mo. Pacific Mayor Herbert C. Adams said the flooding is destined to happen again.

“Floods occur in Pacific on the average of every eight years,“ he said. “We have to do something now to stop the cycle of devastation in our community.”

Mayor Adams is calling for a Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen to get approval to take the necessary steps to approach federal and state agencies for a ‘buyout’ of property in the flood prone area of his city. The meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 at 7 p.m. at Pacific City Hall located at 300 Hoven Dr. in Pacific, Mo.

“The purpose of the special meeting, and the only topic on the agenda, is discussion regarding initiating a buyout of the properties that were damaged during the recent flooding,” he said. "The City Administrator and I will be asking the Board of Aldermen for their permission to survey the people who own property in the flooded area. Upon their approval, we will be sending out certified letters to those people who were victims of the flood.”

The buyout program is sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and administered by the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).

Below are some links to news sites with information on the town hall meeting held 4/22 at Riverbend:

Fox 2 News

News Channel 4

Channel 5 News

The Ward winners from the April 8th election are as follows:

Ward 1 - Dave Monroe
Ward 2 - Jerry Eversmeyer
Ward 3 - Mike Pigg

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) said the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open on Wednesday, April 2 (from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.) in Pacific at the:

United Methodist Church
1516 W. St. Louis St.
Pacific, MO 63069

The DRC is open to help provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage in the recent flooding. Beginning April 3, the DRC will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily except Sundays.

Visitors should register with FEMA prior to visiting the DRC. Register by calling FEMA's toll-free registration line at 1-800-621-FEMA from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CST daily or go online at www.fema.gov. Registrants should use the name on their Social Security cards when registering online. For speech or hearing impaired, call: 1-800-462-7585.

Due to the severe weather conditions, the Board of Aldermen Meeting scheduled for tonight (March 4th) has been rescheduled for Monday, March 10, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. The March 10 meeting is a SPECIAL meeting and two (2) public hearings are on the agenda for discussion at the meeting. To see the entire agenda, refer to the "Meetings" section of the City's website and click on the March 10th Special meeting. The meeting is open to the public.