Construction on new City Hall in Palo, Iowa now under way

Posted on 21. May, 2010 by admin in 2008 Flood, Save Iowa

After almost two years, the city of Palo, Iowa has broken ground on a new community center and City Hall.

The city was hit exceptionally hard by flooding in 2008. Reports indicate close to 400 homes were damaged by high water, causing almost $10 million dollars in total damage to city property.

Close to 95 percent of the community went underwater during the flood disaster.

On Wednesday, the city broke ground on the $4.5 million facility. The 14,000-square-foot facility is funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Iowa Homeland Security.

In February the city received more than $6 million in federal flood recovery dollars to upgrade its water supply, something that was needed before construction on the new City Hall could begin.

Palo’s new city hall and community center are set to open in August of 2011.

Tags: FEMA, Palo