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The Allamakee County Planning and Zoning Commission is holding a series of public forums to encourage and facilitate citizen input regarding industrial sand mining and its related impacts. The forums will include presentations and round table discussions intended to generate public input regarding the scheduled topic and the type and manner of regulations deemed necessary, if any.

by Bob Beach

Allamakee County has established a Flood & Storm Relief Fund to assist area residents and business owners who had to replace water heaters and/or furnaces or other heating units as a result of flooding that took place during the weekend of June 22-23. The reimbursement program will allot a maximum amount of $500 per household or business, with receipts or other proof of purchase required to participate in the program.

by Bob Beach

Allamakee County will be utilizing the CodeRED Emergency Notification System Tuesday, August 20 at 10 a.m. to call the entire community.
The calls will be in the morning and will continue until the entire database has been attempted. This call will give county personnel the chance to operate the system as if there had been a community-wide disaster.
The message that is being delivered directs recipients to the Allamakee County website to add additional contact numbers, and it also asks that recipients spread the word by mentioning the system to family, friends and neighbors.

by Lissa Blake

Writer’s note: Last week I climbed aboard a charter bus in New Albin to take a driving tour of a number of frac sand mines in western Wisconsin. This is my account of that experience.

by Bob Beach

The Presidential declaration that was recently issued for Allamakee County is for the Public Assistance Program, which covers only city, county and state infrastructure to include streets, sewers, debris management and emergency protective measures. The declaration has also made available some mitigation funds for projects to lessen damage from future events.  
Individual homeowner assistance was not approved by the federal government. The Iowa Individual assistance grant offered by the state to flood victims has expired.

by Kelli Boylen
Freelance writer

by Lissa Blake