FEMA Funds Flood Resilience in KCK

0:00It's April 29, I'm Cory with the story, this is Kansas News Today, driven by AI. FEMA just dropped over $250,000 on the unified government in Wyandotte County and Kansas City Kansas to beef up there. Flood plain management. This cash is aimed at building flood resilience, hitting a higher community rating system class and cutting down those national flood insurance, premiums for folks there. It's part of a bigger $16 million pot spread across the Midwest, hitting states like Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas. Earlier this year, KCK dealt with historic rains that flooded neighborhoods hard, making this a timely move after all that water chaos. Residents in spots like the Argentine area are fed up, talking decades of basement backups and combined sewer systems from way back that mix, everything up during storms. Some time locals say they've pushed for fixes since the 70s, feeling overlooked south of the river or east of 635. Officials point to a closed floodgate run by the Army Corps of Engineers as a big culprit

1:03in recent floods, not their own pumps. Meanwhile, some backyards still have busted drains and debris, waiting on repairs, with families worried about kids playing near the mess. This funding is a solid first step toward real respect for working class spots hit hardest, but neighbors know it won't solve years of build up. Veteranite hoping it sparks the big changes to keep water out for good.